"Honey, can I borrow your car?" No problem. She tosses you the keys. But at the first stop sign you draw a startled breath--the pedal's going, going, almost gone! There's even a little dent in the ...

Question: I just had my tires rotated at a tire store. When I got the car back, the brake pedal felt lower than it should. I took it back, and they checked it out and said there was nothing wrong, and ...

When it comes to the essentials of any car, brakes rate right up there with things like wheels and gasoline. A solid, firm brake pedal is a good place to start checking that your brakes work properly.

Dear Doctor: I own a 2004 Lexus RX330 with 55,000 miles. The problem I have is a low or soft brake pedal, even though the car does have good stopping capability. At 40,000, I replaced the pads with ...