My brakes drag when the car heats up

Asked by GuruF42FC Apr 12, 2020 at 11:03 AM about the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LS Coupe FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have replaced front brake lines , front rotors , front
calipers , front break pads , and my master cylinder
and my breaks still drag only after driving the car
long enough to warm up , any ideas ?

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There's not much else to change, and now you're getting to the really expensive parts. Don't replace anything else until you find the problem. I'd take it to a brake shop for an evaluation. It may simply be a case of having the system bled properly. That is not always as simple as it once was because the antilock brake system is involved. Brake shops are equipped to do it properly. A few dollars spent on professional help at this point is likely all that's needed.

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