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It was 23 degrees outside when I got in my car at work to go home. I pulled out of my space as usual, and at the end of the parking lot drive, which was on a downward slant, I stopped without incident before entering the road. Brakes worked.
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Then I drove a short way going at about 15-20 mph, for less than 1/8 of a mile, and as I approached the next stop sign, I applied my brakes, and to my horror, the car kept rolling. The brake had gone down about half-way, I think, and there was no noise or vibration. Luckily, no other cars around, and I cruised through the stop sign and swung right, and all of a sudden, my brakes "caught" and I started slowing down. The whole thing lasted only a couple of seconds. The road was perfectly dry, nor had I driven through any water/snow/ice earlier that morning. After that, my brakes worked fine through the rest of my 30 mile trip. My car is a 2002 Nissan Altima, and the front brakes had been serviced < 6 mos ago. Any ideas? Can cold weather do this?
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My guess would be you driving on black ice and your car was sliding.If the road looks wet in cold weather it could be ice.If you are sure there was no ice take your back to the people who serviced breaks.If your brakes do fail you could die and or kill someonelse.car leaks water and the radiator is always empty?
sounds to me like something in the anti-lock system was frozen or stuck u may want to have a service tech check it out for youHas anyone had a bad experience with one of those quick oil change place?
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If you have anti-lock brakes, then they might be failing. If you hit black ice then it wouldn't stop the car until after you got off the black ice.Isuzu Repair Issues: Part not being released??
Now, if your master cylinder is failing, it could have these symptoms, and it is very likely in cold weather.
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If this was the only incident then I would say you hit an icy patch.your brakes have to go down to the floor before the light comes on.check the master cylinder,it still could be low,or it could just starting to go bad.
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