Q: I have a Lincoln SUV it's a 99 my light just came on and when I went to brake today it barely breaks but my Roders and brake pad a

asked by on June 02, 2017

Ok well my brake light turned on today and I notice my SUV don't brake good I have to push down all the way and still barely works I'm stuck at work with no money to fix it I don't know what to do but also my brake pads and roders are bad it has a mound grinding sound can that be it ?

My car has 150000 miles.

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