New Ceramic Brakes Grinding Noise

On saturday i was driving more than usual and they were grinding the majority of the time.

New ceramic brakes grinding noise. Everything was fine and dandy for about one month. This noise only occurred when i was braking lightly and coming to a slow stop. When you hear a grinding noise coming from your car s brakes you should refrain from using it and contact a certified mechanic as soon as possible. When your pads are being bedded in you may hear some squealing screeching or grinding.

About 4000 miles ago i had my brakes replaced on my 2007 pontiac vibe. The process of breaking in new brake pads is referred to as bedding in. I m not sure why this. I had both front pads and rotors as well as the driver side caliper replaced as it had seized up.

He put on ceramic brakes not certified toyota parts. My guess is your brake light is coming on. The front brake pads are easy to replace and is a do it yourself sort of thing. I took the.

The same can be true with brake pads. Breaking in new ceramic brake pads is an important procedure that is needed to maximize their performance according to experts. If your brake pads are used for quite a long time the backing plates will gradually lose its material. This causes metal touching other metal resulting in squeaking noises.

I took it to the dealership where i have all my service done and they said the noise is because of the ceramic brakes. In september 2012 i had all of my brake pads and my front rotors replaced. The grinding noise is the brakes pads proably the noise is in the front. A month later i heard a rather loud rotational metal to metal grinding noise.

Besides the rotor can also rub the caliper and scrape its meal surface. If this happens when you step on the brake pedal then the cause is most probably the rotor disc making contact with some parts of the brake caliper which is in turn caused by too much or. But this noise should lessen as you drive your car and allow the pads to become worn in. Worn out brake pads are one of the reason making grinding noise when braking.

On at least two occasions since then i have noticed grinding. 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.