Brothers, I have a 2000 model Toyota Camry, and the brakes have not been efficient.

When you start out, the brakes seem to be a little more efficient but during hard driving and hard braking, you will notice that the pedal starts getting a little stiff, with very reduced efficiency. Even when the brakes are at its top, it takes hard pedalling to get a good decelaration/stop. Normal brakes should not require such effort once the power booster is working properly.

Early last year, I had the front brake pads and disks (rotors) changed, and got very little improvement. Later, I asked the mechanic to replace the rear brake linings. All these did not give me the desired result, as I still need to press hard on the pedal to stop the car! With five adults in the car, you must maintain safe braking distance.

January this year, I felt it could be coming from the power booster (my mechanic thinks there is nothing wrong with the brakes), so I asked him to replace it. He did, and nothing changed! Disappointing and at the same time, confusing! Then one day while I was driving, the pedal went flat! I tapped it twice and it came back but I became worried. I drove it like that that day and before evening, it 'normalised' I suspected there could be foreign body in the brake system so I asked him to flush the system. He did, and the brake started working exactly as it should!

The sad part? It started declining after five days I don't know what to do again. Is there anybody with an idea as to what could be causing this please. Could it be that the hydraulic boils?

It appears its only car dealers we have here?