Brake Problems 2001 GT Sticking hard

thegadget · 11-06-2007, 12:13 AM

Hello everyone. We have a 2001 Ford Mustang GT. For some reason today, the brakes started sticking something terrible. By the end they were almost completely stuck. You could let go of the accellerator and it would stop very quickly. If you have the patience to wait 30 min or so, the brakes start working again, and slowly stop as time moves on.

You can smell the brakes, and the brakes are faily new, less than 1/4 wear on them. Any ideas on what to do next? It has traction control and ABS. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or not. Thanks in advance.

Tape · 11-11-2007, 07:25 PM

your caliper pistons are sticking, common on the 99-04 models. Jack up the wheels and spin them and you will determine which is sticking. Remove the calipers and blow out the pistons and clean them. I had the same problems with mine, left front and right rear.

collinjay71 · 11-15-2007, 10:10 PM

yeah i had a friend who had the same problem but he decided he was going to drive it anyway. He wore out the brake pads, then the steel behind the brake pad and finally destroyed the caliper and rotor. I would get that fixed asap.

explicitone · 03-18-2008, 06:57 AM

my 2000 has less then 60k on it and I have had to replace both fronts and 1 rear because of this... one of my fronts the piston cracked in 5 pieces

11-06-2007, 12:13 AM	#1
thegadget Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1	Brake Problems 2001 GT Sticking hard Hello everyone. We have a 2001 Ford Mustang GT. For some reason today, the brakes started sticking something terrible. By the end they were almost completely stuck. You could let go of the accellerator and it would stop very quickly. If you have the patience to wait 30 min or so, the brakes start working again, and slowly stop as time moves on. You can smell the brakes, and the brakes are faily new, less than 1/4 wear on them. Any ideas on what to do next? It has traction control and ABS. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or not. Thanks in advance.

11-11-2007, 07:25 PM	#2
Tape Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11	Re: Brake Problems 2001 GT Sticking hard your caliper pistons are sticking, common on the 99-04 models. Jack up the wheels and spin them and you will determine which is sticking. Remove the calipers and blow out the pistons and clean them. I had the same problems with mine, left front and right rear. __________________ If Tape can't fix it, it ain't broke.

11-15-2007, 10:10 PM	#3
collinjay71 NOS Pony Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Regina SK Canada Posts: 22	Re: Brake Problems 2001 GT Sticking hard yeah i had a friend who had the same problem but he decided he was going to drive it anyway. He wore out the brake pads, then the steel behind the brake pad and finally destroyed the caliper and rotor. I would get that fixed asap.

03-18-2008, 06:57 AM	#4
explicitone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: racine ,wi Posts: 691	Re: Brake Problems 2001 GT Sticking hard my 2000 has less then 60k on it and I have had to replace both fronts and 1 rear because of this... one of my fronts the piston cracked in 5 pieces __________________ RUN IT STAIGHT AND RUN IT HARD ________ Novi 2000 60' 1.46 1/4 10.67 mph 126.5 _________

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