Q: I had new brakes put on a couple of months ago. Now my ABS light is coming on sometimes and now I nearly brake and the brakes lo

asked by on August 01, 2017

I had new brakes put on about two months ago now my ABS light is coming on sometimes and sometimes when I bearly apply the brake it brakes real hard, lije it locks up for a moment. There is a popping noise when I put it in reverse and back up and turn the wheel also

My car has 135000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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