Q: front brakes locking up

asked by on July 19, 2016

When the temperature outside reaches 85 degrees or more, my front brakes will gradually start to lock up and I must pull over and let them cool down. I park on hills and I can hear them releasing after about 20 minutes. Im clueless.

My car has 154697 miles.

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