Service warning: Brakes are making noise

by Budianto Dermawan Ng

There are many factors that brakes can produce noises. We start from brake pad. 1. Worn off brake pads This is normal, sometimes it's because of the warning lamp in panel has a failure sensor. We can check this by look...read more

by J. K.

I didn't fix my brakes when they began to make noises! I knew it was a stupid idea. My brother is a mechanic, or was at the time. It got even worse. I didn't have the money to fix them, so I did what I always do and put it...read more

by Larry Ivey

I write from experience. Many times I have had a customer come in and complain about a noise. "I don't know what's wrong with my car; I hear a funny noise when I apply my brakes." And with some follow up questions, ...read more

by Clacky McSnackins

I'm sure that you've heard the squealing on vehicles as your drive around town. At first you think that it might be your vehicle, but you turn down the radio and focus in and realize that it's someone else. This squealin...read more

by Wilson Jay

A good rule to follow when dealing with brakes is simply stop and investigate the first sound coming from the brakes. Have a professional check it out. 1. The first sound usually heard comes from the wear indicators, wh...read more

by Thomas Neely

It is designed into the system for your brakes to make noise when the brake pads get thin enough to the "wear indicator" to start scraping the rotor. Now doesn't that like something important? If the engineer designed some...read more