What could cause this?
I was driving yesterday, about 55/60 mph average. Stopped at a light and noticed smoke coming from the front of the car. I pulled into a parking lot and noticed my Passanger side Caliper was smoking. The paint, which was high temp red Break paint was black and falling off. It was completely burnt to a crisp. I turn the car around to go home and my car took like 150ft to stop from 20mph. I pulled it into a parking lot and let the tow truck take it. My driver side caliper had turned black about two or three weeks ago.
My calipers have been painted for years, so i doubt it was the paint.
I usually do my own breaks, but the last time they where replace, the shop told me that the calipers where locking up. What causes this?
The shop where the car is now said i need new calipers (duh) new rotors (mine where burn and had black spots on them) and new breakpads (which makes sense) They also told me i need a new spring set for the rear drums. Any opinions on this?