Brakes grinding

[tibbs]

Anyone experiencing their brakes grinding when applied? It also gets worse at the rear brakes when reversing

 

[cosmicblue]

How old is the car?

Have your worn through the disk pads? Are the disc rotors rusty?

 

[tibbs]

It's only 6 months old with 11k mls on it, there appears to be loads left on the pads though

 

[cosmicblue]

Been driving on any recently resurfaced roads recently? You have got one or more little stones caught between the disc back-plate and the disk

 

[ianwoodall]

My car has developed an intermittent squeak from one of the wheels when coasting to a halt with no brakes applied. My local stealer sent one of their monkeys out in the car with me and he agreed it was making a noise.

He put the car on a platform and spun the wheels, trying to replicate the noise but failed.

The final conclusion was that it might be a bit of grit making the noise(which wouldn't be covered by warranty), but it would cost me something like £140 to find out.

So I didn't bother, and it still squeaks. It's just another noise to go with the rattles and hums. I wonder when it'll go bang?

 

[miketweed]

Try jet washing the wheels/brakes. Should shift any crap stuck in there. Build up of brake dust often squeaks (been driving like your gran?)