Tag: ABS
23 Posts
Sep 05, 2017
Should This Owner Say "To Heck with This Tahoe"?
Nov 01, 2012
Is Steve Paranoid or Is His Mechanic Shy a Boat Payment?
Steve is sure he smells a rat after his mechanic recommended that he flush out his brake lines and replace the brake fluid. Can Tom and Ray talk him down from his ledge of paranoia?
Feb 01, 2011
How important are anti-lock brakes?
My 17-year-old niece is interested in a 2007 Toyota Matrix, but it does not have anti-lock brakes (ABS). She may be heading to college in a place where it snows. Is it critical to have ABS brakes? Should this be a...
May 01, 2010
Is the interrupted braking sensation on Betsy's Prius really "normal"?
Every time I am braking and go over a bump in our 2008 Prius (a frequent occurrence in hilly San Francisco), the anti-lock braking system kicks in. The problem is that when it does so, it feels like the brakes disengage...
Nov 01, 2003
Is a front-wheel drive car with anti-lock brakes safer than an all-wheel drive car without ABS?
My girlfriend who lives in Maine insists that her all-wheel-drive Subaru is safer in the snow than my Buick LeSabre with front-wheel drive I maintain that my Buick has anti-lock brakes which makes it safer than her car Who is...
Feb 01, 2003
Should you pump the brakes in snow, or apply steady pressure?
Last weekend my fiancee and I were driving to the school where she teaches in central Indiana The back roads were still covered in mostly packed snow with some ice underneath As my fiancee approached a stop sign or turn...
Jan 01, 2003
Did my non-ABS brakes cause an accident?
I know you are both big fans of the Toyota Camry so I'm hoping you can help I have a Toyota Camry LE with miles on it Last week I had the front brakes replaced at a Toyota dealership I...
Aug 01, 2002
The ABS on my '98 Chevy pickup is engaging at the wrong time. Have you heard abut this problem?