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Guys,
I am hoping that you can help me.
The Rear drivers side wheel on my 2001 Fiat Ulysse 2.0 S JTD 16V (with ABS) locks on, even when driving, bringing the car to a halt.
We noticed it seemed to happen (at the start) when the vehicle was reversed and then driven forward. It also happens whilst driving and is dangerous. There is a loud bang and just grinds to a halt. People always stop and look thinking we have hit something.
On one occasion whilst my Wife was on the school run, one bloke got out of his car thinking that my Wife had hit him.
We have stopped driving the car (several days ago) as it is just too dangerous.
The handbrake works fine one minute (3 or 4 notches) with the tension it should, then the next, it would come right up with no tension, then having tension when applied, later.
At the start of all this, pressing the brake pedal, would seem to release the stuck brake. Now it doesn't.
My thinking, and I am no mechanic, is:
Break shoes
Handbrake shoe?
Wheel bearings
Gunk and rust build up.
I have had this car sevel months and the rear O/S wheel has always been a little dodgy. For example, when weight is carried (in the form of a passenger, especially an adult) on the drivers' side, rear. There would be a knocking.
Going on the above, and without actually seeing it, does anyone have an inkling about the fault/issue, please?
If there is a mechanic in the Port Talbot, South Wales area, who can do a Mobile servicen please let me know.
Many thanks.
I am hoping that you can help me.
The Rear drivers side wheel on my 2001 Fiat Ulysse 2.0 S JTD 16V (with ABS) locks on, even when driving, bringing the car to a halt.
We noticed it seemed to happen (at the start) when the vehicle was reversed and then driven forward. It also happens whilst driving and is dangerous. There is a loud bang and just grinds to a halt. People always stop and look thinking we have hit something.
On one occasion whilst my Wife was on the school run, one bloke got out of his car thinking that my Wife had hit him.
We have stopped driving the car (several days ago) as it is just too dangerous.
The handbrake works fine one minute (3 or 4 notches) with the tension it should, then the next, it would come right up with no tension, then having tension when applied, later.
At the start of all this, pressing the brake pedal, would seem to release the stuck brake. Now it doesn't.
My thinking, and I am no mechanic, is:
Break shoes
Handbrake shoe?
Wheel bearings
Gunk and rust build up.
I have had this car sevel months and the rear O/S wheel has always been a little dodgy. For example, when weight is carried (in the form of a passenger, especially an adult) on the drivers' side, rear. There would be a knocking.
Going on the above, and without actually seeing it, does anyone have an inkling about the fault/issue, please?
If there is a mechanic in the Port Talbot, South Wales area, who can do a Mobile servicen please let me know.
Many thanks.