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I just brought a 1998 volkswagon jetta yesterday ...
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I just brought a 1998 volkswagon jetta yesterday (everything was all fine and dandy) until of course I'm driving to work!!!

Everything was fine until I tried merging on my right hand side the car next to me was speeding so I had no choice to get back in my lane... I must've been going about 50 Mph and then I started to see lots of smoke come from the back right wheel... I didn't have a flat but smoke was coming out the sides of the rim... it stopped after 5 minutes or so.. and now I'm hearing a load screaching sound when I'm applying the brakes??? What can this be??? It's not the hand break that's all the way down!!!

HELP me
Martha

 

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1998 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0

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I just brought the darn thing yesterday and I'm about to return it if it's something BIG

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Status:  Closed   Value: $9
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August 23 11:55 AM (1 hour and 12 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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It sounds as if your rear caliper or drum brake is stuck in the applied position. This is not a big deal but will require brake part replacment. I would advise going back to the place you bought the vehicle and they should repair it if the are a good bussiness. The reason for the sound is that either your brake pad or shoe is metal to metal. Possible causes are bad brake line,wheel cylinder,caliper, or e-brake cables or acuating lever. Even if your e-brake lever is in the down position it can still be hanging up. This can be an expensive repair depending on the parts requires to repair it. I hope this helps
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August 23 12:07 PM (11 minutes and 18 seconds later)
         
Reply to Telles's Post: So you're telling me even if the e-brake is down it's not necessarily down?? can this be a pre-exisiting condition??? Or could I have broken something already??? Or maybe since I quickly pulled the steering wheel to the left when I was unable to merge I might've broken something?? I'm just curious and making sure this wasn't something just waiting to happend!
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August 23 1:25 PM (1 hour and 18 minutes and 20 seconds later)
         
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