My Ceramic Brakes Are Grinding

If you hear this sound it likely means you ve worn out your brake pads to the point of exposing their metal backing plates which are now rubbing against the metal of your brake rotors.

My ceramic brakes are grinding. They said it is not a safety issue but they would be happy to remove the ceramic brakes and put on toyota brakes and of course turn the rotors and charge me an arm and. The last reason why your brakes may still be grinding after having the pads replaced is that your rotors are worn. My dad has worked on cars in the past and knew what to do after some memory refreshing on youtube and i helped a bit. What causes brake grinding.

Grinding brakes usually sound like a gritty metal on metal sound. I took the car back to be looked at in october and today and in both instances the mechanics couldn t find a thing wrong with the brakes. I was about 3 5 minutes away from home when i heard my brakes grinding. It s about 15 minutes away from where i live.

When you first brought your car in to have the brakes repaired the shop may have recommended that you have both the rotors and pads replaced. In september 2012 i had all of my brake pads and my front rotors replaced. It s a pretty distinct noise that s certainly not pleasant on the ears. So if you want to save your hard earned money get your brakes serviced as quickly as you can when you begin to notice just the faintest of grinding sounds.

He put on ceramic brakes not certified toyota parts. I m not sure why this. A grinding noise coming from the car s rear wheels when you slow down is a sign that your brakes are dangerously worn down and must be serviced immediately. Boholmark answered 5 years ago it s not easy to say.

However you may have only opted to have the pads replaced due to a lack of money. The brakes are pro stop ceramic rotors and carbon fiber pads and they are made for our vehicle. A quick brake inspection will let you know whether you have damaged your brake discs. However if your brakes are making a grinding sound when you come to a stop you are at the very end of the life of your brake pads.

Do you think i could make it there without my brakes giving out. On saturday i was driving more than usual and they were grinding the majority of the time. There are plenty of reasons why a car s brakes would be making a grinding sound. On at least two occasions since then i have noticed grinding.

My dad and i just changed the front and soon will do the back rotors and pads on our 2012 jeep wrangler jk. Grinding is bad news. I m going to take my car to the shop tomorrow. Getting grinding brakes repaired can cost a pretty penny.