Like when going 65 mph on the freeway and coming to a complete stop because someone slammed their brakes in front of you, can that damage the brake lines and brake fluid distributor that supplies fluid to brakes at the front and rear of car?
Locking up the brakes can cause a flat spot to form on the tires.
Sure can, I broke a brake line once doing the same thing. Better get it checked out especially if your brake pedal is going to the floor
No, you can't. Assuming everything is in good working condition, then you have nothing to worry about. If some of the components in your braking system have already started to fail, then yes, I suppose it's *possible* that under a high stress/hard braking situation like the one you described, it *could* happen but I'd still say it's pretty unlikely unless your stuff's right on the brink of breaking anyway. The thing that you *could* mes up is your rotors and/or brake pads if they aren't up to snuff. Most brake pads from the factory for passenger class vehicles are not up for really hard braking, and certainly not for repeated hard applications. When you come to a complete stop from 65 to 0 in a very short amount of time and after you've stopped you leave your foot on the brake pedal, your pads can overheat and actually leave an imprint onto your rotors. As a result of having this imprint, the thickness of your rotors are no longer uniform all the way around, and when you brake in the future, you can get what people refer to as warped rotors, which feels like shaking/vibrating when you use your brakes. Follow my link for more information about rotor warping and how to prevent/cure it.
