I reported a life history of brakes squealing and repairs to pads, calipers etc before this problem developed. I noticed when I stepped on my brake frequently or suddenly the pedal would get really tight and hard like they were stuck or locked up. This would go on for a bit and id have to pull over and kill the car, sit for about 10 minutes then go again. Sometimes smoke would come from around my tires and it smelled burned like. As long as I was highway and limited touching of the brake it wouldnt do this but I always had to be cautious and aware and not drive it in heavy traffic at all. I got fed up with it and we replaced the brake hoses because we were told it sounded like they were collapsing and not allowing the fluid to get back up, thinking the brake was on? Anyway, that didnt help because we were never able to bleed the brakes from putting them on. the front passenger and rear driver would not bleed.

We ended up buying a new master cylinder and putting that on and so far that has fixed the problem. ive had it back 4 days so we'll see. It is driving much smoother and havent felt the tightness just yet. Again, numerous brake issues and no recall noted...Oddly enough, the rubber came off my tire by that front that was smoking,,this was a major safety issue in my eyes....

It is a sad situation when you have to replace brakes, rotors and pads at 30,000 miles. I am looking to trade my car but found out thru a safety check that all above needing replacing. I was selling my car to Grandaughter and wanted it to be safe and was shocked to find out that all these replacements were needed. We did not believe it from the dealer I most frequently use so went to another dealer and they showed us how the rotors were worn down. This should not happen at 30,000. miles. So, my whole Social Security check had to go to repairing this problem which should not have happened as Pontiac makes the rotors too thin and then they cannot be repaired by grinding to repair. I am very upset with having to spend this money before selling my car to my Granddaughter. I have had a lot of Pontiacs but feel this is definitely a defect in workmanship per Pontiac.