Over my 50+ years as a master auto technician, vocational educator and vehicle owner, I learned the importance of a vehicle’s braking systemespecially the calipers. So, I never wait for my brake pads ...

Q: My 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee brakes squeak embarrassingly especially at lower speeds. Replaced front brakes less than one year ago and still as noisy. Everyone consulted (dealer, mechanics) say it’s ...

Q: My ’05 Toyota Tacoma, with less than 20,000 miles, has brakes that continuously squeal upon application. The local Toyota garage claims they disassembled each brake and found no root cause for the ...

Q: The brakes on my Mazda CX-5 make a noise only when I shift to reverse. What can the problem be? What would be a low-cost way to resolve this? A: The very first thing you should do is to have the ...

Toyota is set to pull 270,000 of its eco-friendly Prius vehicles off the road because of dangerously faulty brakes, just days after the company issued a recall for eight other models, according to a ...