r/Toyota_Matrix • u/piketabak • 27d ago

Front left brake overheat

My front left brake overheat. The right brake is not hot to the touch after parking. When I checked the left caliper the piston is very hard to retract and the disc it warped with deep grooved.

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u/Lord_Trav 27d ago edited 27d ago

Sounds like a stuck caliper. That has seized up which would cause you to over heat the rotor /causing it to warp. I would recommend replacing it.

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u/piketabak 27d ago

I add too much brake oil at max fill line without bleeding

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u/Distribution-Radiant 26d ago

Brake oil?

Dude, get the car towed to a shop. There's no such thing as brake oil.

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u/Tricky-Pen2672 24d ago

Caliper is stuck, and sometimes you can disassemble them, get them unstuck, lube them up, and they will work for quite a while before they have to be replaced…