3rd Gen Brakes Overheat?

[myconid]

I have a 1992 Wagon (V6). I was doing some fast driving over the mountains here in Vermont. It was all fun and games until I come to the twisties. I was on and off the gas.. going from ~60 to ~30. This was after coming down a large hill. Near the bottom of the hill my brakes stopped working. I would press the petal.. it felt the same.. I could 'feel' the brakes engaging.. but they didn't slow the car. After driving calmly for 10 minutes they worked fine. What was the cause of this? Did the rotors/pads overheat and no longer create friction? What should I buy/upgrade to make this not happen in the future?

[Nico]

It might be just your brake pads being at their end, or probably your discs as well

[EKam]

Upgrade your pads, a lot of people here recommend KVR.

And flush your brake fluids if you haven't done so for a while.

[Stealth]

maybe your brake fluid is overheating and boiling which puts air into your brake lines

[Nick]

new pads, as ekam said, kvr is good

also you could flush out your brake system and put in some for 550F fluid (probably the best dot 3 out there)

[PtBaller]

How do axxis or ebc green stuff brake pads compare to the kvr pads?

[tater_tot]

yea if ur gonna be hitting heavy braking like tht go with a dot 5 brake fluid. i agree with the suggestions everyone else used as well.