Front tires smoking

Asked by GuruX28T7 Nov 15, 2018 at 10:55 AM about the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier LS Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2001 cavalier. It'll drive fine for about 20
minutes but when I drive through mountainous part
of the freeway the brakes get hard and the car
slows down. I have to put it in a lower gear just for
it to go. It wastes about 1/4 tank of gas and when I
get to work and it smells like burnt tire also,  can
see it smoking a little. Had the calibers replaced,
brake pads and cylinders. Could it be the booster?

2 Answers

GuruX28T7 answered 5 years ago

Thank you. Replaced the master cylinder about five months ago. The brake fluid was flushed at that time.

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