russellwatson17
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First of all hi, im new to the forums!
Right, now down to buisness!
I've had my Fiat 500 1.2 pop for 2 years now and covered 33000 miles.
I replaced the disks and pads in January (not done by fiat but done by a qualified local mechanic)
Brakes have been fine since, well... untill last week.
After a bit of spirited driving i felt my brakes weren't up to much. I put this down to brake fade and let them cool for 1/2 hour before continuing my journey at a slower pace.
Since then i have had problems with my brakes, there appears to be no feel, sometimes i press the pedal down 1/2 an inch and it stops like hitting a brick wall, sometimes i have to put my foot through the floor to get them to work!
Also occassionally (not always) it pulls to the left when braking and a crunching noise comes from what seems like the left of the side (sounds like the ABS kicking in).
Has anyone had a similar problem? It's hard to describe but the brakes are definately not what they were a month ago!
Also, is this likely to be covered under warranty? It's just I've got my motorbike for getting around in the good weather and an Abath 500 is getting delivered to my local dealer for me on Saturday where i was going to trade in my current car?
Cheers in advance for any advice!
Right, now down to buisness!
I've had my Fiat 500 1.2 pop for 2 years now and covered 33000 miles.
I replaced the disks and pads in January (not done by fiat but done by a qualified local mechanic)
Brakes have been fine since, well... untill last week.
After a bit of spirited driving i felt my brakes weren't up to much. I put this down to brake fade and let them cool for 1/2 hour before continuing my journey at a slower pace.
Since then i have had problems with my brakes, there appears to be no feel, sometimes i press the pedal down 1/2 an inch and it stops like hitting a brick wall, sometimes i have to put my foot through the floor to get them to work!
Also occassionally (not always) it pulls to the left when braking and a crunching noise comes from what seems like the left of the side (sounds like the ABS kicking in).
Has anyone had a similar problem? It's hard to describe but the brakes are definately not what they were a month ago!
Also, is this likely to be covered under warranty? It's just I've got my motorbike for getting around in the good weather and an Abath 500 is getting delivered to my local dealer for me on Saturday where i was going to trade in my current car?
Cheers in advance for any advice!