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I was bleeding the brakes htis past weekend, and when doing the rear brakes the fluid coming out was brown. Has anyone else had this type of problem before?

It will get dark from age, moisture and hard use - like high heat. Change it more often and it will be there when you need it bad. It will boil off sooner when it gets like that and the brake components will get pitted up with corrosion.

I'll have to change the fluid, thanks. Also, I believe I'm having a problem with my front left caliper. It gets stuck sometimes when the brakes have been applied. When I changed the front pads, I realized that caliper was very hard to push, and when it did go in brake fluid came back out from the cylinder area. Anybody have any ideas?

Make sure that the caliper slide pins are free and properly lubricated. That is what usually causes this problem. Dirty brake fluid did not help either. If the caliper piston is sticking, you will need to overhaul or replace the caliper.