Does Your Mazda Need a Brake Repair

Your Car Pulls to One Side

Your Mazda braking system should react almost immediately, and your car should stop completely. If you jam on the brakes and your car continues to move and turn to one side, there’s a serious problem. This problem is caused by the failure of the brake on one side of your car.

The problem could be a blockage in the brake hose or a damaged brake caliper on the affected side. If the caliper is jammed, it won’t close on the rotor, and your wheel won’t stop. A blockage in the brake hose will prevent the brake fluid from exerting the necessary hydraulic pressure. Our technicians will check your braking system and fix the problem.

Worn Brake Pads

Your brake pads provide the friction that’s essential for bringing the rotors to a stop. The pads fit inside the brake calipers, and the calipers are forced against the wheel rotors by pressure from the brake fluid. The pads have a friction material covering, but this covering gradually wears off each time you use your brakes. When the material covering reaches the end of its useful life, you’ll hear screeching from your brakes.

The screeching is caused by a metal spike buried in the material. This spike will scratch against the rotor as a reminder that it’s time to change your pads. If pads aren’t replaced, the screeching will eventually change to a grinding noise. This sound is caused by the metal calipers tearing into the surface of the rotor. To prevent further damage, the pads need to be changed immediately.

Soft Brakes

If you step on your brake pedal and it provides almost no resistance, this is a sign of a problem. The lack of resistance means that there’s low pressure in the braking system. This low pressure could be due to a fluid leak or a blockage in the braking system. Another possibility is a damaged brake master cylinder.

The brake master cylinder controls the braking system. It controls the flow of fluid from the brake fluid reservoir and generates the pressure the braking system requires. A fault or damage to the master cylinder can prevent the generation of the necessary pressure. Our technicians will examine your braking system to find the cause of the problem.

Call us today at Mazda of Wooster, and your brakes will work perfectly in no time.

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