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Brakes 1996 sunfire

When i apply the brakes when it rains it bits and jumps then it come to a stop what wrong with the brakes

  • Anonymous Mar 05, 2009

    That's not normal... my 96 Sunfire is doing the same thing except I live in WI and when it snows there are times that I literally cannot stop. The back drums lock up so the ABS starts kicking in even though the front brakes could still let me stop. So the ABS is pumping the front brakes even though it doesnt have to which will make it take 20+ yards to stop from 20mph if theres fresh snow.

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That's how abs works alternates to other tires if ones slipping. Its normal

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Its normal it is just the road is wet so less traction on the tire so slips and when water gets into rotors it tend to slip not like when it dry.

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