tonight after leaving home I turned to go on the interstate and my car started to make some clunky sounds while I lost some brake pressure,so I babied it home and seen it smoking and also fiery red

Asked by Guru8JW4C Jan 11, 2020 at 08:43 AM about the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero GLS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

While driving tonight my car started to make a loud clunking sounds from the
front right side area but not having funds for a tow I pushed it home and upon
arriving and inspecting the car I noticed smoke and smelled burned
metal/brake pad so I took it apart to learn the pads were fine with no real
wear since I just replaced both front complete brake setups.so after
inspection I determined the pads and rotars were fine so at that point I put it
back together and went for a test drive only to discover that it's still doing the
same thing and smoking as we'll making weird clunking noises in motion just
this time the rotar on same wheel was so hot it was red and the weather up
here is estimated 30-35 degrees right now so idk why it's doing this and it
leaves me at a standstill unsure what's wrong with this cars and its brakes ,
which this is why I've reached out to you hoping that maybe you will be able
to help and assist me with an answer along with maybe a
solution to fix and repair what needs to be done and if it's not to much to ask
for but maybe some advice about this so in case I ever have the problem
again or I can help someone else to know what is wrong cuz I'm out of
thoughts and options for any conclusion so I pray for your help and
respectfully James Guerin.Plattsburgh,New York     Again thank you for your
time and help and consideration for/to this question hope to get a response
back from you soon along with an helpful answer ttyl thanks bye

2 Answers

Did you ever find out was was wrong because my husband's car did the same thing last night.

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Wheel bearing was completely shot. No symptoms up until this point. I replaced them for this particular gentlemen, who also referred me to be a Guru here!

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