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Friend has an 06 Equinox that the brakes on the driver front are sticking. That wheel is the only one that is so hot you can't touch it. So yesterday i replaced the caliper as that was the only part that made sense to be the problem. Well today, after a longer than normal trip, 20 or so minutes on the highway it started sticking and getting hot again.
The 2 auto parts people both right off the bat said possible defective caliper (2 different auto parts stores). Looking around on the internet brakes are apparently a huge problem on this vehicle especially pads and rotors. Rotors warping and pads wearing out fast is a huge issue.
Tomorrow I'm going to go get another caliper and replace the other one and see what happens. After that i have no other ideas. The brakes felt great yesterday when i was done, even bled them a little to make sure there was no air. Now today its not releasing again. I have not driven the vehicle when it is doing this so I can't give you any seat of the pants feeling. I'm not a car dummy especially with disc brakes since they are so simple, but I've also never had a car that the brakes stuck on.
Symptoms, she says it feels like its sticking, rim so hot you can't touch it and getting the tire hot enough to smell it, black dust all over the rim.
Any suggestions before i have to work on it tomorrow would be great
The 2 auto parts people both right off the bat said possible defective caliper (2 different auto parts stores). Looking around on the internet brakes are apparently a huge problem on this vehicle especially pads and rotors. Rotors warping and pads wearing out fast is a huge issue.
Tomorrow I'm going to go get another caliper and replace the other one and see what happens. After that i have no other ideas. The brakes felt great yesterday when i was done, even bled them a little to make sure there was no air. Now today its not releasing again. I have not driven the vehicle when it is doing this so I can't give you any seat of the pants feeling. I'm not a car dummy especially with disc brakes since they are so simple, but I've also never had a car that the brakes stuck on.
Symptoms, she says it feels like its sticking, rim so hot you can't touch it and getting the tire hot enough to smell it, black dust all over the rim.
Any suggestions before i have to work on it tomorrow would be great