Brakes stop working....hmmm....

[shelly_star]

Ello Tgtt members

Righty ho, lets start. My brakes have been changed for a few good months now, had front brake disc's and pads changed, all brake hoses changed front and rear, fluid replaced too... right, all working jolly fine.

My friend and I were coming back from a Jap meet a few months ago, he drove an EP3 civic, for some strange reason, mine and his car, decided it didn't want to brake coming towards a roundabout.... like if u stepped on the pedal it kinda locked up when i haven't even pushed it hard enough for ABS or something to come on. But for some strange reason he kinda had the same problem too, but he has upgraded 8pot brakes.

Experienced it only a few minor times, anyone know why it does this or anyone experienced this before?? dangerous.

 

[benGT]

diesel on the road? my mate had a similar incident but was on a bike...it ended up throing him off. It's not good to have on the road

 

[sx_turbo]

how bumpy was the road?

 

[rb69]

Sounds very odd. If both your cars did it on the same patch of road, its got to have been something leaked onto the road.

 

[shelly_star]

wasn't really a bumpy road to be honest, were driving normal speed as it's a small dual carriageway.

 

[GP82]

Be careful, cautious with approach speed's to roundabouts, slippy stuff on the surface always seem's to be near roundabout's Be ready to downshift or shortshift into correct gear if your approachin' fast to try and get out a slippy situation.

 

[Nwimie]

i would say as above some type of fluid on the road! can be quite scary sometimes!