How to tell if you need new brakes

There are lots of visual signs, sounds, and changes in driving characteristics that can alert you of the need to service, or ...
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Cybertruck owners report alarming brake and acceleration issues

The Tesla Cybertruck entered the market with its loud, angular stainless-steel body and excessive claims of unparalleled ...
J.D. Power

What Is Mazda Smart Brake Support?

Mazda Smart Brake Support (SBS) is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that helps avoid or mitigate forward ...
The Drive

How and When to Use a Parking Brake

The panic trickled from my eyeballs to my toes when I answered my dad’s phone call at 1 a.m. on that Saturday night. I was one beer deep into my roommate’s 21st birthday celebration at a bar in Mizzou ...

You Probably Don't Need To Upgrade To Stainless Steel Brake Lines, But Here's Why You Would

Upgrading to stainless steel brake lines can help improve brake pedal feel, as they don't expand when sending hydraulic ...
CarBuzz on MSN

Porsche's Brake-By-Wire System Sounds Like It Was Built For Abuse

Porsche's fix is a temperature sensor and an actuator on the brake master cylinder. When it detects high enough temperatures ...
Reader's Digest

10 Times You Should Be Using Your Emergency Brake — And 3 Times You Shouldn’t

13 Things You're Doing in Your Car—But Shouldn't 30 Things Your Car Mechanic Won’t Tell You 10 Cars You Should Buy Used (and 5 You Shouldn't) 8 Times When You Should Probably Still Use Cash 15 ...
SlashGear

How Often Do You Really Need To Replace Your Car's Brake Pads?

You don't have to be a car enthusiast to know you should change your brake pads long before you hear that all-too-familiar metal-on-metal grind. That's the sound of potentially costing yourself quite ...
Motor Trend

Big Brake Upgrade: If You’ve Added Weight to Your 4x4, This Is for You

Everything we add to our 4x4s makes them heavier. Armor, winches, rooftop tents—they all add weight. Big tires and wheels add even more weight, and although the improved ground clearance and off-road ...
CCJ

Air brake system anatomy

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...
SlashGear

Brake Fluid Types Explained (And How To Pick The Right One For Your Car)

Of all the systems in your car, perhaps the most important to your safety are the brakes. Modern vehicles use hydraulic fluid to transmit pressure from a master cylinder to individual cylinders at ...
Road & Track

Here's How Brake-by-Wire Works, and Why It's Perfectly Safe

Brake-by-wire systems are becoming increasingly common for a variety of reasons. These systems are particularly useful in hybrids and EVs, where they allow the brake pedal to control both regenerative ...