Q: Front passenger break locked. Already replaced calipers, break and hose
Front passenger breaks locked up after few miles of driving so I had replaced pads, calipers and hose per mechanic's advise but it is still locked up and now it only goes few hundred feet and locked up. Thanks in advance for the answer.
My car has 140000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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