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Ford Fiesta (UK Question) 1998 reg (S) Brakes problem?
Hello,
I bought my first car 2 weeks ago and have only been able to drive it a handful of times. The first day i got it, it wouldn't accelerate (Felt as if i was in the wrong gear - which i wasn't) and wouldn't shift. however, when i got it home the brakes were smoking.
I spoke to a friend who is a mechanic, and he thought it would be the brake pads/disc's as when we bought it, the guy said it had been sat on his drive doing nothing for 2-3 months. so he replaced these for me. The car was fine again however, after trying to accelerate (say if i come off a roundabout and try to go from 2nd - 3rd gear) the brakes felt locked. He then replaced the calipers because it was clearly smoking after running for a while.
I am still having the same problems, even though these parts have been replaced - and its really getting me down. I bought a haynes manual, it says something about the master cylinder, do you think this could be the cause of these problems? Has anyone else experienced anything similiar? I know its an oldish car but i didnt expect this much hassle from my first car and it feels like i am throwing money at a lost cause! My fella and I nipped to the supermarket in it, and ended up having to pull up for an hour and a half, because the brakes were that tight, it couldn't move. Even if we had the handbrake off , it wouldnt budge - Does anyone have any ideas - I am taking it to the garage but wanted to know what to expect!
Thank you xx
master cylinder no not if matser bad you have not brakes or you have to keep pumpingh to stop ..if you replace the brake caliber should have fix it so is it same wheel or wheels then theres a blockage or a inline control block stopped up its where all your brake lines run into that controls flow to each wheel so done get more brake pressure than the other really sounds like you need a better shop