Q: Brakes grinding on passenger's side.
I hear a grinding noise from the passenger's front side when I press the brakes. In addition, the EGR valve needs replacing, the driver's side window will not roll up, the door locks do not work, the oil dipstick broke off and needs to be replaced, and the gas pedal gets stuck sometimes.
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