Q: The brake lock intermittently at highway when the vehicle is been driven between the gap bumps and spongy brake pedal atimes

asked by on December 17, 2016

The brake lock intermittently at highway when the vehicle is been driven between the gap bumps and spongy brake pedal noticed atimes.

My car has 20865 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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