Older drum brake-equipped vehicles sometimes suffered from a low pedal because of the wheel cylinders needing to push further in compensation for greater brake shoe/drum clearance.

If you feel that your brakes are low (meaning that the pedal goes down too far before the vehicle stops properly), pump the brake pedal a couple of times as you drive around. If pumping the pedal ...

Q. My wife owns a 1993 Buick LeSabre. I have a 1995 Buick LeSabre. The brake pedal on my wife’s car is so low that when I drove it I found I was pressing on the gas pedal when I applied the ...

We rely on our cars to get us around safely, but brakes are part of a complex system that just might fail on the highway. If that happens, try these strategies.

What is causing the brake pedal to sink slowly to the floor in my 2016 Colorado? There are three classic causes of a sinking brake pedal. The first is a worn out brake master cylinder that is allowing ...

1 Low brake fluid can be deadly - here's what to look out for Credit: Getty Drivers will need to press down harder than usual on the pedal to slow down.