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KDad2 · 11-27-2018, 09:17 PM

I'm hoping some folks can help me put in diagnosing a brake issue.

Here is the sequence of events that took place. After about 3 days letting my car sit at my relatives for Turkey Day, I filled up my car with gas to head home. The on ramp was right next to the filling station. Got up to speed limit and was cruising at 80mph. I immediately started feeling the car shaking and felt like it was the rear wheel. At first, I thought it was a flat and pulled over. The rear drivers wheel was smoking. I pulled it off right away to prevent a fire and let it cool down. The lug nuts were very hot on both rear wheels, more so on the driver's side. The rotors were also blue. I was only a few miles from Toyota and had a roll-back take my car there.

After the inspection, I was informed that the e-brake shoes were cooked. Somehow the e-brake was engaged. I know it wasn't engaged when I pulled over, because my son set the brake when I took off the wheel.

I have been meaning to install my Stop-Tech rotors, pads, fluid, and stainless brake lines as soon as I've had a day off. So, I took the parts to Toyota to install. All they had to do was order the e-brake shoes. That was the only OEM part.

The next day, I pick up my car and smelled like fluid burning when I got on the highway. I thought it could be the protective coating on the parts. I drove a little farther and it got worse. When I pulled over to check tings out, this time it is the front driver's wheel that I cold tell was over heating, especially the lug nuts. I took the car back to the dealer after trying to bed in the pads. It helped with the burning smell and every few miles, I pulled over to check the temp. The wheels were cooler, especially on that wheel.

When I got back to the dealer, Toyota test drove the car and all rotors where about 110-degrees and except for that one rotor which was about 154-degrees. At first, they thought it was the retaining clip that wasn't allowing the pad to sit properly. After putting the OEM back on, the rotor was only about 20-degrees warming than the others. They flushed the lines again and still the same thing. The can take off the caliper and the wheel spins freely. When it is put back together it binds.

At the end of the day, we decided to sleep on it and I told them I'd check with the forum. All of us are stumped.

Tomorrow we will replace the stainless line with the OEM one, and flush and check. If that isn't the problem, I'm wondering if it could be the ABS sensor? I seriously doubt it is the caliper as I didn't have any issues up front.

Has anyone had any similar issues? Suggestions?

11-27-2018, 09:17 PM	#1
KDad2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2013 Raven Location: Texas Posts: 485 Thanks: 202 Thanked 345 Times in 183 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Brake issue I'm hoping some folks can help me put in diagnosing a brake issue. Here is the sequence of events that took place. After about 3 days letting my car sit at my relatives for Turkey Day, I filled up my car with gas to head home. The on ramp was right next to the filling station. Got up to speed limit and was cruising at 80mph. I immediately started feeling the car shaking and felt like it was the rear wheel. At first, I thought it was a flat and pulled over. The rear drivers wheel was smoking. I pulled it off right away to prevent a fire and let it cool down. The lug nuts were very hot on both rear wheels, more so on the driver's side. The rotors were also blue. I was only a few miles from Toyota and had a roll-back take my car there. After the inspection, I was informed that the e-brake shoes were cooked. Somehow the e-brake was engaged. I know it wasn't engaged when I pulled over, because my son set the brake when I took off the wheel. I have been meaning to install my Stop-Tech rotors, pads, fluid, and stainless brake lines as soon as I've had a day off. So, I took the parts to Toyota to install. All they had to do was order the e-brake shoes. That was the only OEM part. The next day, I pick up my car and smelled like fluid burning when I got on the highway. I thought it could be the protective coating on the parts. I drove a little farther and it got worse. When I pulled over to check tings out, this time it is the front driver's wheel that I cold tell was over heating, especially the lug nuts. I took the car back to the dealer after trying to bed in the pads. It helped with the burning smell and every few miles, I pulled over to check the temp. The wheels were cooler, especially on that wheel. When I got back to the dealer, Toyota test drove the car and all rotors where about 110-degrees and except for that one rotor which was about 154-degrees. At first, they thought it was the retaining clip that wasn't allowing the pad to sit properly. After putting the OEM back on, the rotor was only about 20-degrees warming than the others. They flushed the lines again and still the same thing. The can take off the caliper and the wheel spins freely. When it is put back together it binds. At the end of the day, we decided to sleep on it and I told them I'd check with the forum. All of us are stumped. Tomorrow we will replace the stainless line with the OEM one, and flush and check. If that isn't the problem, I'm wondering if it could be the ABS sensor? I seriously doubt it is the caliper as I didn't have any issues up front. Has anyone had any similar issues? Suggestions?