[John]

It sounds as if you may have some component failure the most likely of which being some internal part or mechanism within the break calipers themselves. If such a component were to fail it could cause the calipers to stick on or force them to apply breaking force even while no one is applying the breaks. reducing you’re gas milage by causing a massive amount of friction which transfers the kinetic energy of the car into heat energy all while continuously wearing your pads down and needlessly heating you wheel arches as we are all aware (or at least we should be) that energy can neither be created or destroyed, but only transferred or changed into a different form. It could also be the something as simple as the bleed nipple on the malfunctioning wheels caliper or (although less likely than what I have already suggested) You should probably take the vehicle to a professional alignment shop and have the suspension geometry and wheel tow camber properly calibrated just to be on the safe side. Whatever the problem turns out to be however, you must correct it as quickly it can become a far more dangerous problem if the breaks stop working all together – never mess around with a car unless you are absoutely sure about the health of the vehicles breaks.
Hope this helps,
Best -J

[John]

It sounds as if you may have some component failure the most likely of which being some internal part or mechanism within the break calipers themselves. If such a component were to fail it could cause the calipers to stick on or force them to apply breaking force even while no one is applying the breaks. reducing you’re gas milage by causing a massive amount of friction which transfers the kinetic energy of the car into heat energy all while continuously wearing your pads down and needlessly heating you wheel arches as we are all aware (or at least we should be) that energy can neither be created or destroyed, but only transferred or changed into a different form. It could also be the something as simple as the bleed nipple on the malfunctioning wheels caliper or (although less likely than what I have already suggested) You should probably take the vehicle to a professional alignment shop and have the suspension geometry and wheel tow camber properly calibrated just to be on the safe side. Whatever the problem turns out to be however, you must correct it as quickly it can become a far more dangerous problem if the breaks stop working all together – never mess around with a car unless you are absoutely sure about the health of the vehicles breaks.
Hope this helps,
Best -J

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