Q: When I turn it on and I push the brake you feel like if I had ari in the break and it starts to shake and a lot of smoke comes out

asked by on November 28, 2016

When I get to a stop light and hit the brake is starts to shake and smoke. The engine light also is on and it starts to blink

My car has 134000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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