ckeck for vac. leak at brake booster
the Vaccume Brake Booster is bad.
Faulty Vacuum Brake Booster.
Generally the brake pedal gets harder to push when braking. You may also hear a vacuum leak when the brakes are applied. And sometimes the will engine idle rough when stopped and holding the brake pedal.
Timing chain issue... When the chains and or cams move it affects vacum. Which create the brake pedal issue. Working on a 2000 LS 3.9L right now with same issue
The break pedal will be hard to push are when you push the brake pedal all the way down the engine will start running rough are you may even here air sucking / Vaccum leak.
You need to check the brake pads to see if the brake pad shims are broke, missing or loose. This is most likely the source of your noise.
I had the same problem on my 98 Mazda 626 and the O2 sensor was faulty.....
Sometimes a piece of carbon will get caught in the EGR Valve. If is is hard starting, idles rough, and the brakes are hard, check the EGR Valve, it probably has a piece of carbon stuck, keeping it open.
NO.... Not hardly.
What causes my Mazda mx3 to turn off while driving down the road.
Possibly a vacuum line came undone
The power brake vacuum booster is probably failing.