Another bad brake caliper, or something else?

[Smokey]

2009 Honda Civic Hybrid, approx. 88K miles. Last fall the local shop did a brake job (pads only I think) and told me that drivers rear wheel caliber was sticking a bit. They said that they cleaned and lubed it up and it was working again.

This spring, get out of the car after driving a few miles and smell something very hot. It is the wheel I was warned about, took it in, they replaced both rear calipers, and the rotors and pads since the one side was completely shot.

Sunday my daughter comes home from a 7 mile trip and the same wheel is so hot you can smell it again. Other 3 wheels are fine. Dropped it off at the same shop yesterday even though the problem wasn't occurring anymore. They say that everything is operating fine, although they can see the see that the rotor has discolored from the heat. They don't want to change out any parts until they know what is wrong, which is understandable. I don't want to drive, or have others drive, the car until I know that the brakes work and it won't start on fire going down the road.

Is this a case of a bad remanufactured part? Or possibly an ABS or VSA system going bonkers and telling the one wheel to brake? I have never noticed any warning lights coming on for those systems.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Is it possible the e-brake is sticking? Or how about a brake hose that is starting to collapse and gets worse with heat?

[Smokey]

They said that they checked the E-brake. They kept the car overnight to look into other possibilities. If they call back and say they found nothing I'll ask about the hoses. Thanks.