What Do Bad Brake Pads Look Like?
Bad brake pads look visibly deteriorated, featuring less than 4 millimeters of remaining friction material, deep heat-induced surface cracks, shiny crystallized glazing, or wedge-shaped tapered wear. In severe cases, the friction block crumbles at the edges, delaminates from rust jacking, or wears completely flat, exposing bare steel backing plates to the brake rotor. At a […]
What Causes the Airbag Light to Come On?
The airbag light comes on when the Supplemental Restraint System detects an electrical, sensor, communication, voltage, or crash-related fault. Common causes include damaged wiring under a seat, a weak battery, a failed clock spring, a faulty occupant sensor, deployed seatbelt pretensioners, stored crash data, or corrosion inside the SRS control module. At a Glance What […]