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Thanks to its toughness, durability, and heat-handling properties, steel has long been the material of choice for building automobile braking system components. In fact, steel is used to create many ...

A General Motors’ team of global brake experts is helping to make rusty brake rotors history. They have changed the chemical makeup of the components using a process that could double the life of ...

Brake rotors are one of the most integral parts of a modern vehicle. Without them, you’re hitting a tree, a mail carrier, or Timmy’s dog Spot. Too often do we overlook brake rotor wear, only to the ...

DETROIT, Michigan - A global General Motors’ team of brake experts is helping to chuck rusty brake rotors into history books. The plan: change the atomic make-up of the rotors (discs) using a process ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (iSeeCars) — One of the most common repairs ...

All-electric vehicles have quick acceleration and are heavy. A brilliant braking system is paramount. But EVs also have a clever thing called regenerative braking. It puts the electric motor in ...

Q–We have a ’94 Honda Accord, which sat in our driveway for about three weeks undriven. When I went to drive the car, it sounded terrible, something was rubbing and making a clunk noise. The Honda ...

It’s hard to think of a more important automotive component than brakes. The ability to stop your car quickly, consistently, and repeatedly without losing control is crucial to keeping you and others ...

Brakes locking up without warning? Congratulations, you've just experienced the automotive equivalent of your pants getting caught on a doorknob. One minute you're cruising along, singing off-key to ...

Brake lining replacements may seem straightforward, but taking the quick and easy way out may leave a driver wanting. Corrosion of obvious and concealed components is simple to diagnose and remedy, ...