90 Grand Prix smoking brakes

1990 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
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LIBRARYGIRL420
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I have 179,000 miles on my Grand Prix and I just got my brakes replaced. Two days later they went out on me as I was going down a hill. They started smoking and squeaking. My friend, a mechanic, says he thinks it's okay to keep driving the car, I disagree. What could the problem be?
Oct 9, 2007 at 8:25 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Sounds like the caliper is not retracting might be a corroded piston inside or the brake hose is acting like a check valve or the master cylinder itself
Oct 10, 2007 at 4:36 AM
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