Few parts of a car get as little respect as the brake master cylinder, which makes little sense, as few parts in a car are as important as this. The brake master cylinder is responsible for providing ...

DETROIT - Ford (F) is recalling some of its top-selling vehicles in the U.S. to fix a fluid leak that can reduce braking power. The recall covers about 271,000 F-150 pickups in North America from the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DETROIT—Toyota is recalling nearly 143,000 ...

A day after Toyota issued a recall for a possible brake fluid leak, Honda Motor Corp. is is recalling 470,000 Acura sedans and Honda Odyssey minivans for the same problem. Honda announced in a ...

The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing the brake pedal. The pedal pushes a piston through this cylinder, forcing brake fluid through ...

Almost all vehicles manufactured before 1967 had braking systems with a single reservoir master cylinder, including ’64½-’66 Mustangs. This created a safety concern because if you lost brake fluid at ...

Yours is the first report we've had directly from an owner, but we have heard of other instances of brake failure on the Mazda3. I would contact Mazda directly and put a case to them for at least part ...