I dont kno whether something is wrong with my brakes..?

Question

not all the time but sometimes when im slowing down or getting out of a parking spot they make a growling noise..but this does not happen all the time..and i got new brakes a year ago..any1 kno what the problem might be?

and it just sounds like its comin from one side!

Answer 1

You need new brakes again, replacement brakes don't last as long as the brakes that came on the car when it was new! Sometimes replacement brakes only last 20,000 mile!Depending on the grade of brakes they were replaced with!

Answer 2

The noise your hearing is one or both sides of the caliper squeezing the brake pads and sticking instead of releasing when you lift your foot off the brake petal. Usually this is caused by the two slider pins on each caliper not being cleaned and lubricated with synthetic brake grease. Semi-metallic or full metallic pads are noisy and dirty.
There's an outside chance that the caliper piston is sticking. In that case a caliper re-build kit would fix the problem if you presently have honing stones to clean up the caliper.

You can save yourself trouble by installing a re-manufactured caliper if the caliper piston is sticking. Slider pins are easily cleaned and or replaced including the boots.

Answer 3

sounds like a sticking caliper, replace the caliper if it is sticking. You can find out by driving and stopping alot. Get out of your car then feel the rim and that's the one that has a sticky caliper. You can only check this once the car starts making the noise after driving it for awhile.

Answer 4

It depends on the type of driving. If it's heavy "stop and go", you should probably have the brakes checked every 10,000 miles; on the other hand if it's mostly freeway you can go 50,000 or more.

Answer 5

get them checked, it may cost some money, but having a brake failure can cost more, like a life.