Born from EV technology, this electronic brake booster is quietly transforming how vintage performance cars stop—and why vacuum is no longer part of the equation.
"It's all about the boost," say the technicians at ABS Power Brake Company. Brake boosters and master cylinders-they're not the most glamorous parts of a brake system, especially when compared to the ...
Love them? Hate them? Do they dull the feeling of what the car is doing? Do they react poorly under certain loads? Or can you not live without the benefits? Whatever your personal opinion, there's a ...
The Ford Motor Company is recalling a small number of 2025 models for electronic brake booster modules that may go bananas while driving or when utilizing advanced driver assistance features.
If you remove whatever cap or plug has been put on there and reconnect that hose to the booster and the manifold, the power brakes should return. If nothing changes, or the car runs terribly, someone ...
Toyota will recall nearly 7,000 vehicles—including many hybrids—for a faulty brake booster that could malfunction and impair those cars' brakes, the automaker announced last month. According to ...
Criticized for surface rust issues, the all-new Ford F-150 has been recalled no fewer than three times so far. After inadequate windshield bonding, disconnecting two-piece driveshaft, and potentially ...
Ford is recalling more than 300,000 of its most popular vehicles for an issue that could cause a loss of power brake assist. The issue impacts Lincoln Navigators, Ford F-150s, Expeditions, Broncos, ...
One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...
When a Formula 1 racing driver hits the brakes, he isn’t applying actual pressure to the master cylinder controlling the rear brakes. Instead, he’s sending a signal for the computer to interpret, and ...
Dear Car Talk: I have a 2009 GMC Envoy with 53,000 easy miles. All recommended services have been done at the appropriate time/mileage. Twice recently, I have experienced what I think is sticking ...