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2005 C230
Burning Smell
Well i got out of my car a few days ago after driving for like 20 min and i smelled something burning first i thought it was from something else but i got back n my car and was at traffic light and had windows open and smelled it again. I got home and went sniffing and found it was coming from the tire area, but couldn't find anything. Smelled like burning rubber but not exactly, friend said it may be breaks.....and ideas?
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what do u mean by seized brakes? lately ive been gettin a weird burning smell too when i get out of the car...can't really locate the small but it seems to be coming from rear area...always thought it might be the exhaust?
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yea today I was testing my mom's c230 coupe..I floored it up and down the street and I started to smell the burning smell..seems to come from the back too..I thought I worked the engine too hard and got scared..
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Seized brakes is when your e-brake doesn't disengage or one of your calipers lock up and stay engaged or partially engaged to the rotor. The result is that wonderful brake smell and glowing rotors/hub (if driven a good distance) because of the heat that is generated. It happened to a friend of mine on his Hyundai; he had some smoke comming from his wheel, the rotor was glowing orange, and of course the smell of brakes. I'm still suprised his tire didn't blow with all that heat that was generated.
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Would these rotors and brakes work:
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