1998 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 186

A CAUTION: Wet brakes can cause accidents. They won't work as well in a quick stop and may cause pulling to of one side.You could lose control the vehicle. After driving through large puddleof water or a a car wash, apply your brake pedal lightly until your brakes work normally. Hydroplaning Hydroplaning is dangerous.So much water can build up under your tires that they can actually ride on the water. This can happen if the road is enough and you're wet going fast enough.When your vehicle is hydroplaning, it has little or no contact with the road. Hydroplaning doesn't happen often. But it can if your tires do nothave much tread orif the pressure in one or more is low. It can happen if a lot of water is standing on the road. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone poles or other vehicles, and raindrops "dimple" the water's surface, there could be hydroplaning. Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There just isn'ta hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The best advice is to slow down when it israining. Driving too fastthrough large water puddles or even going through some car washes can causeproblems, too. The water may affect your brakes. Try to avoid puddles. But if you can't, try to slow down before you hit them. 4-18