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I have an '04 E, 4WD Auto EX 2.4.
I just turned over 100,000K miles and I had the brakes replaced. Including rotors and pads. Also bled the brake fluid til fresh and clear.
Today, I am driving and come to a stop light and see smoke coming from the pass side wheel well. I freaked out and pulled over to see what is going on. The smell was very burnt/motor smell. I looked under the hood while the car was running and saw nothing. It was coming from my calipers. I was not able to touch the calipers or the rotors for a second. Burning hot!
I waited about 20 minutes for a cool down and realized I was in a auto repair parking lot. I walked in and asked the guy if he had an idea. He drove the car about 50 feet, backed bu and moved the wheel. He could not find anything. I was getting really worried and only 3 miles more to my destination. After getting to the destination, I had jacked the car up, removed the wheel and removed the caliper from the rotor. I pumped the brakes to see if the caliper was sticking. It worked fine. Compressed the caliper and tried again. Worked fine. I cleaned up the brake pads and wiped everything down and put it all back together.
I drove the car on the expressway to my next destination. After arriving the calipers were warm but not burning hot from before. So the issue may have gone away but, I have no clue what caused that super hot burning only on that wheel.
I also think that the rear pass caliper is sticking too. I hear a click while pressing the pedal and sometimes after releasing.
Any ideas on this?
I just turned over 100,000K miles and I had the brakes replaced. Including rotors and pads. Also bled the brake fluid til fresh and clear.
Today, I am driving and come to a stop light and see smoke coming from the pass side wheel well. I freaked out and pulled over to see what is going on. The smell was very burnt/motor smell. I looked under the hood while the car was running and saw nothing. It was coming from my calipers. I was not able to touch the calipers or the rotors for a second. Burning hot!
I waited about 20 minutes for a cool down and realized I was in a auto repair parking lot. I walked in and asked the guy if he had an idea. He drove the car about 50 feet, backed bu and moved the wheel. He could not find anything. I was getting really worried and only 3 miles more to my destination. After getting to the destination, I had jacked the car up, removed the wheel and removed the caliper from the rotor. I pumped the brakes to see if the caliper was sticking. It worked fine. Compressed the caliper and tried again. Worked fine. I cleaned up the brake pads and wiped everything down and put it all back together.
I drove the car on the expressway to my next destination. After arriving the calipers were warm but not burning hot from before. So the issue may have gone away but, I have no clue what caused that super hot burning only on that wheel.
I also think that the rear pass caliper is sticking too. I hear a click while pressing the pedal and sometimes after releasing.
Any ideas on this?