Q: Brakes not working
I had my car towed to garage and when I got it back the brakes aren't working I can press fully to the floor and it just slows car down! Could the tow guy have disabled something to tow it? Or is it a master cylinder/ brake line problem?
My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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