I have a 97 Sunfire that I bought about three years ago for my son to drive. The brakes seem to work fine at highway speeds, but as the car slows, the rear brakes tned to grab and the cars squats on its hind quarters. It has done this since we bought the car, but now it's gotten so bad the ABS seems to be engaging at times to keep the rear wheels from locking. The squatting is worse at 5-10 MPH with light to moderate pedal pressure.
There are no warning lights on.
I have replaced the front pads and rear shoes, camfered the leading edge of the shoes, even replaced wheel cylinders on the chance that they might be leaking minute amounts of fluid and contaminating the linings. I have cleaned and adjusted the brakes many times, even took it to the dealer who charged $60 to clean and adjust and declare everything in order. Cleaning all the dust out does seem to help for about a week, then we're right back where we started.
Where do I go from here?
There are no warning lights on.
I have replaced the front pads and rear shoes, camfered the leading edge of the shoes, even replaced wheel cylinders on the chance that they might be leaking minute amounts of fluid and contaminating the linings. I have cleaned and adjusted the brakes many times, even took it to the dealer who charged $60 to clean and adjust and declare everything in order. Cleaning all the dust out does seem to help for about a week, then we're right back where we started.
Where do I go from here?
