What would cause my brakes to lock up?

[Raymond S.]

My '96 has brand new (1 yr ago) front calipers, rotors, pads, the works. What would cause them to lock up as soon as I barely engage the pedal?

[HVAC SuperTech]

Sounds like the caliper slides are sticking. I would try some grease on them, and then see if that corrects it. Oh, also, see if maybe the caliper mounting bolts have gone missing. I changed my brakes, and I had 2 caliper mounting bracket bolts back themselves out. Causing the same kind of problem you are having, it seems.