Car owners continuously run into issues while using their vehicles. While some problems are tolerable, others border on irritating and not only for the driver. One such issue is squeaky brakes. How ...
There are few sounds more grating than squealing brakes. You step on the pedal, expecting to slow down in smooth, comfortable silence, and instead you’re greeted by a howling, metallic banshee in 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 ...
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 ...
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 researchers ...
Mazda reports that some 2004-05 Mazda3 models may produce a squeak or grind from the rear brakes when coming to a stop. The car maker says the noise can occur in either drive or reverse, and it ...
Dear Bob: I have a 1994 Mercury Marquis. I had the brakes replaced about a year ago, and they have squealed ever since. I talked to the installer about it six months ago, and they said it took time ...
Q. I had the brakes replaced on my 2000 Chrysler minivan, which has about 50,000 miles, a few months back. I took the van to my local mechanic, who has always done a great job the last 10-15 years. He ...
I have a 1999 ford Mustang. It just hit 36,000 miles, time for new brakes. Now, I'm pretty uninformed when it comes to cars, and the dealers tell me $199 for the front brakes. I thought that was ...
In the video below, presumably created in response to an abundance of customer complaints, Porsche explains that its cars are precisely engineered to the highest standards of excellence but brake ...