Okay the other day i was driving around 80 and a car on the highway got in front of me going like 25(i have no clue why) and had to push my brakes hard, but after that i noticed a nasty smell coming from the front brakes, and now they dont stop right , and i have to push the pedal farther just to stop, can anyone help me??? ps. i checked my pads and there good(new ceramic pads) and the disk doesnt look warpped, i was thinking that my brake fluid went bad, is that possible????(used dot 4 )

dude that sucks i hate when people do that. i dont think the brake fluid can go bad... all it is for is to allow pressure to travel... check the master cylinder and see maybe some squirted out and you just have to add more. then check the brake lines for leaks, could be possible you sprung one smashing the brake.
hope this helps a lil

thanks but i took apart my front brakes and every thing looks good, no fluid leak anywhere(cylinder or lines), i think it is the fluid though , because if i push my brakes all the way down it doesnt stop the tires completly, either that or i damaged my brake cylinder's

Any chance the pads got "high-speed" glazed during the stop? That kind of rotors do you have?

whats glazed? and i have the stock rotors, but if it helps i have to push my pedal all the way down just to make a regular stop

that almost sounds like youve lost preasure in the system. Checked the cap on the resevoir ? maybe you manged to pop it off.

nope its still there

that sucks my brakes used to be really good, with just a tap they would stop

You know i just remember...you might have an air bubble in the line. that would cause a loss in the pressure. Get your brakes bleed.

but how would i get an air bubble in there if theres no leaks and b4 that they were fine(i got them flushed like 2 months ago)

the reason that i need to know is becuz same thing happened to my mom and 3 days later she totaled her car becuz the brakes went out

if youre really converned take it to a brake shop, brakes arent somethng to mess around with.

the only problem is that i only have like 20 bucks ,lol(im 17 and go to school , working 16 a week) and i dont want ask my parents 4 money becuz they paid my insurence and huge phone bill last month(like 600 bucks both)

It's not like your asking for 12" subs or a turbo-charger. Your asking for something that is essential for the car to function.

Would your parents rather pay about $40 to get the brakes checked to find out what's wrong.
OR
receive a call from the police saying that their son has been in an accident.

Of course your last option is to not drive your car at all until you work to get enough money to get the brakes fixed.

As for your phone bill: only use a cell phone for emergencies only; don't hold conversations longer than 5 min.

well if i cant figer it out im going to go to brake check(free check) and what ever they say it needs im goin 2 change it, but im going to flush the brake fluid first to see if that takes care of it, and as for the cell phone i was in mexico using my nextel and the charges are huge