braking

Sorry for another one of these vague 'I have a noise' type threads but I have tried to locate the noise and haven't a clue. Basically I will be driving along happily and then go to stop... as I press the brake I get a strange metal clicking noise which comes from under the bonnet. I have...

Hi When decelerating, I tend to put it into 2nd or 3rd (say from 60 + odd) and then hold the revs at about 1200 RPM to get the max engine braking possible. My question is, will this wear my clutch out, ie, is it as bad at putting ur foot down on accelerating at very low revvs? I ask...

First of all well done on keeping the forum going. Its always answered my issues before.. but now its a tricky question. I have a 55 plate Leon FR Tdi which started being funny about two weeks ago (and its not making me laugh type funny). Well heres the issue.. When coming to a slow...

Has anyone else had any problems under heavy heavy braking, this is mainly aimed at trackday people.. recently doing around 80ish, on a fair large duel carraigeway was forced to slow down some what quickly, so i hit the brakes hard.... ive never had the back end of a car step out and go as...

Got a few problems with the car at the moment. Everytime I brake I get a loud knocking from the front of the car. Jacking it up it seems to be coming from inside here... Also would you get these replaced as all the rubber boot has been dragged up inside?? Any ideas guys? The...

My cupra's behaving pretty strangely- the brakes are really lacking in feel and need a fair bit of pressure to stop it, but if i brake really hard (pulls slightly left but i think thats just road camber) it improves for a short while. brake fluid was changed 6 months ish ago (feel wasn't...

I understand the abs kicks in and you get a vibration on the pedal - but it seems car doesnt stop as well as it should - The other day i was accelerating to about 20-25 mph and this driver(to55ser) pulled out in front of me from the right so i slammed the breaks and car breaked very slowly...

Car: Seat Leon TDI SE (2001) Problem: knock in door on acceleration and braking. Has anyone had a knock from the drivers door when accelerating hard or with a quick brake? I have a knock when there is a change in momentum in the car. It has been doing my head in, I thought it was a...

Hey guys, I only noticed how poor my brakes were yesterday when slamming them on, and lets just say I didnt slow down as "quick" as Id hoped. After looking around at the brakes my front discs seems extremely rusty, and the rear ones are an absolute disgrace. Really rusty with some really bad...

Ok i have had this weird problem for a while but this week it has seemed to have got 10 times worse ( does it everytime i brake now ) what happens is when braking its ok down from 60 but when it gets below 20 ( as soon as it hits 20 ) there is an awful grinding noise and feel through the...

Helloo Matz! :funk: I've an Ibiza Cupra TDI and I'm not satisfied with my origin braking system.. loosing endurance too fast I find. I tried to contact desperately main brakes manufacturers (StopTech, Brembo,..) but none of these have up to now a solution in their catalogue! :help...

Had my brake pads replaced a few weeks ago, but in the last fortnight when i brake i can feel a juddering through the steering wheel....any suggestions?

My car seems to be a little unstable when I brake. The steering wheel wobbles and it doesn't seem very planted. Could this be a warped brake disk? Is it a wheel balance problem or is it alignment? If it s a warped disk should thins be sorted under warranty as the car is only 18 months old...

I have recently been using a lot more engine braking rather than using that middle pedal, and being a diesel it can kick off some speed pretty quickly....... nice when approaching speed cameras (not on public roads, but in pit-lanes !!), and slowing down in advance of red lights etc etc Just...

After some spirited driving and hard braking last night I noticed the ABS and TCS lights were on when I got home. Took it back out and there didn't seem to be any noticable problems with the brakes? Set off for work this morning and they weren't on, 10mins later the ABS light came on and is...

On the way home last night had someone pull out in front of me on a roundabout - hit the brakes hard and felt the ABS cut in - then the car just started rolling with no braking force at all. Fortunatly I was only doing about 20mph and managed to steer out of the way, then the brakes suddenly...

Has anyone experienced a problem with the brake pedal going solid at high speeds before going back to normal and allowing the brakes to work? I was out lastnight and went to brake slightly before a bend(cant say what speed :redface: ) , but the pedal pressed down slightly and was solid, there...

Can you explain how to pressure bleed the system - preferably without VAGCOM unless i can get someone to lend me it for a day or so?