It’s rare for a brake booster to fail, but when it does, it’s easy to notice. When you have to press the brake pedal really hard in order to slow down, that means you probably have a bad brake booster ...

In the wide, wide world of automotive terminology, there are a number of parts with names that are pretty logical and help to understand how cars work. Slang words aside, like a spider hose, some ...

The GM brake vacuum pump lawsuit that was filed against the automaker in Illinois earlier this year has been dismissed after the plaintiff settled with GM individually. The suit, which was originally ...

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against General Motors in U.S. District Court in Michigan over an issue related to the brake vacuum pump on certain 2013 to 2022 model year Chevy Malibu mid-size ...

As many Grand National owners will attest, when the Powermaster braking system works-it works well, however when it fails ... all hell breaks loose. Complaints often consist of a fading brake pedal, a ...

For the most part, C5s are great examples of the best of contemporary high-performance engineering. They are, however, Chevrolets, which means that mass-production, high-volume purchasing, and in some ...

In power brake systems, which are found on virtually all vehicles, the brake booster is a component that multiplies the force the driver applies to the brake pedal. If the booster fails, excessive ...