Overheating Brakes
We just took our first trip in our new 2001 HR Ambassador. Things were already off to a bad start due to a flat rear tire that I posted about separately. We made it fine up to near our exit. 5 Mile...
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stripit wrote:RedRollingRoadblock wrote:
You have either a stuck caliper or a collapsed flex brake hose.
Don't let this issue go, have it checked before your next trip, you could end up with a very expensive stuck on the side of the road problem. Excessive heat can cause a fire.
This is what happened to our neighbor coming to Az from Nebraska.
unhooked the jeep at the resort and no brakes. tow truck arrived and as it was being pulled up onto the flat bed the tow man said no brake pads on either front brakes. the light on the dash showed all was ok but this problem also happened once last summer but nothing was looked into for a problem. Every brake part on the jeep was replaced including the master cylinder and braking brake. As Stacy said a fire could have been the bigger problem or maybe a wreck.
chevman
