Class C just locked up front wheels

[esbliss]

Went to replace my house battery when I was coming home the light on the dash that shows the air bags came on and never went off. Smoke started pouring out from under the hood. I pulled over to determine if there was fire under the hood or from the front wheels. I do not know if the front brakes locked up but I had very little power. I sat there for a few minutes and started limping home. I dropped the tranny down to 1 and it seemed to have more power than when in drive. OH all these problems with this older class C. My questions....do I really need to take to shop to see why the light regarding airbag is on and if it were the front brakes would it have destroyed the pads and rotors? The smell is the one I smell on the interstate after a big truck locks up the brakes trying to stop.Maybe it is time for me to go in debt and buy a newer model.

[BruceMc]

Chassis? Year? Our calipers seized on us at the start of a trip last summer - I couldn't fix it on the side of the road - so $500 at the Ford dealer got us back on the road.
We fixed it last fall by replacing not only the calipers, but the entire motorhome!

Motorhomes tend to sit a lot - and non-use will rust and seize calipers. It seems Fords are especially prone to this issue (right along with a host of other big ticket items).

[donn0128]

Unless your a good mechanic, yes, someone will need to figure out what is wrong and fix it.