CARS.COM — If you’re lucky, the squealing or squeaking noise that your brakes make when you first drive your car in the morning, particularly after rain or snow, is just surface rust being scraped off ...
Q: My ’05 Toyota Tacoma, with less than 20,000 miles, has brakes that continuously squeal upon application. The local Toyota garage claims they disassembled each brake and found no root cause for the ...
Dear Tom, Every time I hit the brake pedal, my brakes make this awful high-pitched squeal. When I stop at a light I get stares from people. It’s embarrassing! I just had the brakes done last month, so ...
There is nothing worse than hearing the brakes squeal on your brand new car, but as much testing that automakers do to limit such noises, sometimes there just isn’t a way to test all scenarios.
Well, after I got back form my vacation I started up my car and while backing up I was holding the brake slightly to come out slowly. I hear this horrifying grinding noise. It's fairly low pitched and ...
Squealing brakes cost auto manufacturers several hundred million dollars a year in warranty repairs and are among consumers' top 20 vehicle complaints – even in luxury cars. Now, acoustics ...
A new, expensive Mercedes has some owners making noise about the brakes. It's not a safety issue, just an annoying sound. It's the dream vehicle Steve Firmature always wanted. "This is my retirement ...
My son-in-law, whom I love like a son, just replaced the brakes on my ‘07 Camry. It was fine for a day or so, and then I started to hear this “rubbing” noise. It is only when I start moving forward, ...
When a brake pad wears down on a rotor, it will often make a squealing sound when applied. This is an audible safety measure to make sure that the driver knows to change the brakes soon. Unfortunately ...
Germany - The biggest part of owning a vehicle is keeping the car in tip top condition. That would mean paying attention to each and every sound, wobble or vibration with an astute ear. One of the ...