WHAT COULD BE CAUSING CAR'S POWER BRAKES NOT TO WORK?

 
BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI
Published: February 17, 2012

Dear Tom and Ray:

I love your show, and I desperately need your help. I am presently the "keeper" of my 25-year-old daughter's 2004 Nissan Maxima . It has a serious problem, which she also has mentioned. On any cold (34 F or below) winter morning, the power brakes are NONEXISTENT. Like, GONE for the first five to seven minutes after starting the car. If you let the car warm up for 10 minutes, they'll kick in. But ...


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