After driving for 5 - 10 miles after truck been sitting overnight, front brakes will not disengage after a stop. First time it happened, I kept driving thinking it was a transmission issue, until smoke and flames billowing from wheels tipped me off that it was a brake issue. Towed to house, left sit overnight, and the next morning, truck seemed fine...by time I got to work, the brakes were locked up again. Any help would be appreciated.
Faulty brake master cylinder
replace with a new unit and bleed the brakes
SOURCE: Right front wheel/disc brake? heat up
most likely a brake line causing problem. it is either the rubber hose or caliper sticking. the rubber hose will collapse and cause pressure to stay on the caliper
SOURCE: 2002 Dodge Dakota front brakes
It is moisture in the brake fluid. Drain the fluid from the reservoir (a squeeze bottle and a short length of tubing will do it), fill with fresh brake fluid from a sealed container and bleed the brakes. The polyalkyl glycol in the brake fluid soaks up moisture readily and when the brakes get hot, the moisture expands causing the brakes to drag. If you left the top off the bottle of brake fluid or the reservoir for any length of time, this could have done it.
SOURCE: Left front brake locks up Intermittently.
Hello, from the sounds of it you need to change the rubber brake line. I have seen on many occassions where the inside of the rubber deteriates and acts like a valve. It lets the fluid go to the caliper but not back to the resivor. A good way to test this is to pump the brakes up with the car off, then turn the bleeder. If fluid comes out with pressure you need to change the RUBBER line down by the caliper.
SOURCE: Smoke coming from right front wheel area after 10
Check the brakes. You may have a caliper dragging due to lack of preventative maintenance. If you never flushed the brake fluid every couple years,the caliper piston could be rusted and sticking.
SOURCE: after my 2005 dodge magnum sits (lets say
This caused by as leaking cylinder head gasket
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