Squeaking Brakes Anyone

[Sailorman]

Hi guys . I've noticed now the cold weather is here that my brakes are speaking at low speed when I brake. Seems to have started with the cold weather. Gets better after I drive for a while. They feel fine otherwise.

 

Anyone else having problems ... Car has 14,000 kms.

[xmech2k]

my brakes are speaking

 

What are they telling you? :hysterical2:

 

Sorry... See here.

[rfruth]

mine are quiet - could be moisture and or rust that gets scraped off after being used a few times (see above link)

[joeyc1960]

Mine squeaks too. It s driving me crazy. Most of the time its in morning. But it only happens when i,m going really slow.

[Buster1]

no squeals here. But it's Vegas and we've been 40-65 degrees F lately.

[mirak]

When the weather gets really cold (below freezing), my brakes squeek, but only at low speeds, like right before I'm coming to a stop. This is a pretty common issue. I've never had the time to take them into the dealer for an adjustment, because it's kind of hard to recreate the conditions.

 

Mine squeaks too. It s driving me crazy. Most of the time its in morning. But it only happens when i,m going really slow.

That's probably because its coldest in the morning.

 

My other cold weather nuisance is that, when I run the heater at low speeds, one of the fan bearings makes a soft chirping noise (sounds exactly like a cricket). Again, tough to re-create this issue, but I'll be taking her in for service at some point before the warranty expires.

Edited December 14, 2010 by mirak

[lolder]

When the weather gets really cold (below freezing), my brakes squeek, but only at low speeds, like right before I'm coming to a stop. This is a pretty common issue. I've never had the time to take them into the dealer for an adjustment, because it's kind of hard to recreate the conditions.

 

 

That's probably because its coldest in the morning.

 

My other cold weather nuisance is that, when I run the heater at low speeds, one of the fan bearings makes a soft chirping noise (sounds exactly like a cricket). Again, tough to re-create this issue, but I'll be taking her in for service at some point before the warranty expires.

The squeaking fan has been mentioned here before. These brake pads are used so little when you do light to moderate regenerative braking that a little squeal at low speeds (below 5 mph) is very common. The dealer can do very little. All cars are having this problem to one degree or another since the demise of asbestos pads. A heavy application of brakes at moderate speed that causes the mechanical brakes to be applied may alleviate the problem.

[MrMikeL]

All cars are having this problem to one degree or another since the demise of asbestos pads. A heavy application of brakes at moderate speed that causes the mechanical brakes to be applied may alleviate the problem.

 

 

All cars? I've never had a car with squeaky brakes until my 2010 FFH. It's going in to the dealer on Wednesday for a look see.

[Grey]

There is likely a light coating of rust on the brake rotors after sitting overnight or longer periods. The FFH uses so little brake function that it may take a while to "scrape off" any rust that has formed. Most braking is done by the electric motor/generator.

 

II will be suprised if they tell you it is anything but normal - unless your service advisor is not familiar with hybrid operation.

[FordDriver49]

My rear brakes squealed consistently at low speeds slowing to a stop. Extremely annoying. The first two times to the dealer, they cleaned the rotors and said it was fixed. They told me some rust is normal if the car sits outside, blah, blah, blah. On the second trip to the dealer, as I waited to pick up the car, I could hear the brakes squealing as they tried to return it to me. After I freaked out, they agreed to replace the pads. After replacing the pads (this was the third trip to the dealer), the problem is fixed - there's not a hint of a squeak. Deadly silent. My car has about 9000 miles on it, and the brake squeaking started not long after I got it.

[MrMikeL]

I've never had a car with squeaky brakes until my 2010 FFH. It's going in to the dealer on Wednesday for a look see.

 

Service department said there's nothing wrong with them, attributes the squeaking to rusty rotors which subsides the more it's driven.

[MKZ 2011]

We are taking our MKz back to Dealer to look at this issue. Lots of squeaks at very low speed.

[CometFlash]

We are taking our MKz back to Dealer to look at this issue. Lots of squeaks at very low speed.

 

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That's no good for a 40k+ luxury car. Did you buy it off a dealer lot, or special order it? Perhaps sitting on the dealer lots the rotors got rusty. But then again, they would have squeeked from Day 1 if that was the case I'd imagine. I've always special ordered every vehicle I've bought, so I've never encountered any issues with any of the trucks I've ever owned. Hopefully the same will be the case if I order an MKZH in late March/early April.

[drolds1]

:drop:

That's no good for a 40k+ luxury car. Did you buy it off a dealer lot, or special order it? Perhaps sitting on the dealer lots the rotors got rusty. But then again, they would have squeeked from Day 1 if that was the case I'd imagine. I've always special ordered every vehicle I've bought, so I've never encountered any issues with any of the trucks I've ever owned. Hopefully the same will be the case if I order an MKZH in late March/early April.

 

Brake squeal is a very common complaint and it cuts across all price ranges of cars. See my post here

 

For the record, I haven't heard a peep from my MKZ's brakes. 15,600 miles.

[chubbnig]

Hi guys . I've noticed now the cold weather is here that my brakes are speaking at low speed when I brake. Seems to have started with the cold weather. Gets better after I drive for a while. They feel fine otherwise.

 

Anyone else having problems ... Car has 14,000 kms.

 

As soon as the temperature dropped below 32f, I noticed a squeal when I put the car in reverse and braked. Above 32f, there is no noise. I queried this and was informed that this is an anomaly associated with regenerative braking systems and not to be concerned. The noise only occurs on my car if in reverse and goes away within a few hundred yards. My car has 7,000kms and our locale is Ottawa Canada.

[FordDriver49]

A followup to my earlier post. It's been 2 months now and there hasn't been any hint of a squeak since the pads were replaced. Don't buy the rust on the rotors story - this car lives outside in the rain 24 hours a day here in wet wet wet Seattle

[Grey]

The FFH uses very little brake pad to slow and stop the car. The light surface rust that developes can cause the squeal. Not sure how new pads would stop this unless they are slightly thicker and make enough contact to keep the rust to a minimum.

When mine do this I perform an agressive stop - energizing the brakes in addition to the regenerative charging system to stop the car. Wipes the surface rust off for a week or better.