Troubleshooting
Problem Symptoms Table |
Symptom |
Suspect Area |
Reference |
Lower pedal or spongy pedal |
1. Brake system (Fluid leaks) 2. Brake system (Air in) 3. Piston seals (Worn or damaged) 4. Rear brake shoe clearance(Out of adjustment) 5. Master cylinder (Inoperative) |
repair Air bleeding replace adjust replace |
Brake drag |
1. Brake pedal free play (Minimum) 2. Parking brake lever travel (Out of adjustment) 3. Parking brake wire (Sticking) 4. Pad (Cracked or distorted) 5. Piston (Stuck) 6. Piston (Frozen) 7. Booster system (Vacuum leaks) 8. Master cylinder (Inoperative) |
adjust adjust repair replace replace replace repair replace |
Brake pull |
1. Piston (Sticking) 2. Pad (Oily) 3. Piston (Frozen) 4. Disc (Scored) 5. Pad (Cracked or distorted) |
replace replace replace replace replace |
Hard pedal but brake inefficient |
1. Brake system (Fluid leaks) 2. Brake system (Air in) 3. Pad (Worn) 4. Pad (Cracked or distorted) 5. Rear brake shoe clearance(Out of adjustment) 6. Pad (Oily) 7. Pad (Glazed) 8. Disc (Scored) 9. Booster system (Vacuum leaks) |
repair Air bleeding replace replace adjust replace replace replace repair |
Noise from brake |
1. Pad (Cracked or distorted) 2. Installation bolt (Loosen) 3. Disc (Scored) 4. Sliding pin (Worn) 5. Pad (Dirty) 6. Pad (Glazed) 7. Brake pad shim (Damage) |
replace adjust replace replace clean replace replace |
Brake fades |
1. master cylinder |
replace |
Brake vibration, pulsation |
1. brake booster 2. pedal free play 3. master cylinder 4. caliper 5. master cylinder cap seal 6. damaged brake lines |
replace adjust replace replace replace replace |
Brake chatter |
Brake chatter is usually caused by loose or worn components, or glazed
or burnt linings. Rotors with hard spots can also contribute to brake chatter.
Additional causes of chatter are out-of-tolerance rotors, brake lining not
securely attached to the shoes, loose wheel bearings and contaminated brake
lining. |
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Rear seats
Folding the rear seat
The rear seatbacks may be folded to facilitate carrying long items or to increase
the luggage capacity of the vehicle.
WARNING
The purpose of the fold-down rear seatbacks is ...
Console. Repair procedures
Replacement
Floor Console Replacement
[M/T]
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A plastic trim tool is recommended, ...
Side Impact Sensor (SIS). Description and Operation
Description
Side Impact Sensor (SIS) system consists of two P-SIS which are installed
at each center of the front door module (LH and RH) and two SIS which are installed
at each center pilla ...