brake locking up
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Pro
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From: Surprise, Arizona
brake locking up
I bought a 2006 base corvette in like new condition with less than 25,000 miles.
I have had the car for about 14 months I have put about 6000 miles on it. a few months ago backing out of the garage the brakes locked up.
I shut the car off and restarted it and no lock up? later that day it happened again slowing down for a light. same thing turned the car off and the brakes unlocked. about two weeks later happened again same thing. did that couple more times in the next couple of months. 5 months later it happened to me again last week. and again everything is working. Strange thing I'm not getting any codes or engine light.
All though before it happened last week i did notice the traction control symbol came up, and then it said it the active handling was recalibrating ? haven't had an issue since
Any Ideas?
Thanks
Tim
I have had the car for about 14 months I have put about 6000 miles on it. a few months ago backing out of the garage the brakes locked up.
I shut the car off and restarted it and no lock up? later that day it happened again slowing down for a light. same thing turned the car off and the brakes unlocked. about two weeks later happened again same thing. did that couple more times in the next couple of months. 5 months later it happened to me again last week. and again everything is working. Strange thing I'm not getting any codes or engine light.
All though before it happened last week i did notice the traction control symbol came up, and then it said it the active handling was recalibrating ? haven't had an issue since
Any Ideas?
Thanks
Tim
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It has happened to me twice. I have no idea what caused it....just a electronic gremlin I guess.
If it is happening that often I would see it the dealer can pull any codes or records of it. Gl
If it is happening that often I would see it the dealer can pull any codes or records of it. Gl
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I've seen this problem mostly in older cars, but sometimes it's a rubber brake line starting to rot out from inside and cause a caliper to lock up. I've seen calipers start to freeze up too.
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If this were caused by a mechanical problem with the brake lines, shutting the ignition off and turning it back on wouldn't fix it. This is an electrical problem, most likely associated with the active handling system, since it has the ability to apply the brakes electronically.
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If this were caused by a mechanical problem with the brake lines, shutting the ignition off and turning it back on wouldn't fix it. This is an electrical problem, most likely associated with the active handling system, since it has the ability to apply the brakes electronically.
And if the active handling system engages, the DIC will say ACTIVE HANDLING for a couple of seconds afterwards. If the brake locking is being done by the traction control system, there will not be a DIC message. When a brake locks, the OP should immediately look for a DIC message.