SYMPTOMS OF A BAD BRAKE CALIPER

In this video, you will learn about 5 bad brake caliper symptoms. Watching this video will help you diagnose whether it is time to replace your brake calipers. You will also learn how the brake caliper works. This video also teaches you where the brake caliper is located. The symptoms of a bad brake caliper that you may experience are car pulls to one side when you drive, dragging brakes, leaking brake fluid, poor brake performance, and uneven brake pad wear.
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[Ashh]

Dude the car problems never stop I swear😭

[gmbmontanaa]

I wish every mechanic video was like this 😭 it’s so straight forward it’s scary

[ericknoblauch]

My mother bought a brand new car a number of years ago. About 15 months later, and 14, 000 miles later, she heard the brakes squealing at the front. She took it to the selling dealers service department. They said her pads were worn, and replaced them. Then they said her brakes were heavily used, and abused. Nobody used the brakes in a manner as they were stating. She continued to drive the car, and said the front brakes felt funny at times as if they were locked up. At 23, 000 miles the brakes were squesling again due to the warning sensors scraping the rotors. She returned to the selling dealer again. The second time they found both calipers were not releasing, and were causing the pads to ride on the rotors, and wear them out. They determined both calipers were defective from the beginning, and were causing the pads to wear. It was a brand new car, and both calipers on the front were defective right from the factory. They replaced the calipers, and there were no further problems. Her gas milesge improved too.

[face]

Great job explaining this, I learned a lot just from watching the video

[brianholland]

Thats what modern manufacturers want. Thank the system for that 1

[devinmarks]

i just replaced the left side because it was dragging slightly, but now it pulls hard to the right, it’s like they were both seized enough to keep the car going straight ish😂

[jimkujawski]

Great video presentation along with the audio - thanks for sharing your knowledge & experience.

[BillBoyce-lx]

Excellent job on this video Bro.. Great info... short and concise... GREAT VISUALS TOO...

[-mz]

Best video best video cant get no better than these!! Good job short and understanding

[devilboykillz]

My breaks started making that noise like two weeks ago. I got the new breaks today and went to change them and noticed that on the passenger side the the rotors are ate up but on all the others they are even wear. Is that a bad caliper. I dont know if the past owner just didnt change it and had uneven ones or if it just ate the break up that much faster than the others.

[THALYRIKALONE]

Damn.. I see Chills getting all his family YouTube accounts 😂😂

[Coobyliscous]

Very informative and concise thanks. But who are you arguing with?

[natet]

With a leaky caliper, I recommend replacing it. By the time it starts to leak, it usually has other problems as well.

[Driftcat]

I have some weird thumping sound that happens over and over and over as I brake. And it comes from the drivers side. Any idea as to what it might be? Car doesn’t drag and the brake pads are even new

[Alex-lvph]

This is what is happening to my car. Especially feels like the car is driving with the brakes being engaged. Additionally, after coming to a stop and then taking foot off the brake, the car barely moves forward. It feels like the caliper is stuck engaging and wont fully let go.

[mannishassmanny]

So I think I have a seized brake caliper. The car will be running fine at first, then all of a sudden this shaking starts happening. Then it feels like someone is pressing the brakes to the point where the car won't accelerate the way I wanted to. Then when I get out of the car for the day, one rotor is extremely hotter than the other ones. So this is got to be a seized caliber.

[granderondeproductions]

So if I just did my rear pads, but I'm smelling like burnt brake fluid on one side, is it possible that its just breaking in the new pads or that particular caliper might be shot?

[abdussalaam]

When pressing brakes there's a scratching squeezing sound to halt. What would that be

[Dynasty-sy]

Great vid. I think i may be having a caliper issue but slightly different from what you described. I can hear what i think is the pads scraping against the rotors when i drive slowly. Often times when I come to a slow stop I get a brake squeal as well only on the front left. Lastly I do have leaning to the left. I replaced my caliper with a new "chinese" brand off amazon but I figured a caliper is so simple it should not matter if I don't go oem. Is it likely the chinese caliper is just bad out of the box? I don't have any leaking or anything.. just the issues I mentioned. I am unsure of what really there is to fail on this caliper since the seals are in good condition with no leaking.

[BlueNose]

What if the break pads are are only gripping the top?