near side rear wheel red hot after driving for 1mile and car starts vibrating

Asked by glengrove7 May 27, 2018 at 04:58 PM about the 2004 Kia Sorento EX 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

after driving about 1 mile vibrating starts ,pulled in and noticed rear nearside wheel smelling which you cant touch being so hot.Reversed car then set off again vibration stopped but wheel still red hot

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KenF answered 5 years ago

Sounds like a hung up brake, letting it get red-hot like that is really going to eff things up. Get it to a shop asap!

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Karmon answered 5 years ago

brake caliper is stuck, rotor has warped

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