Hey guys! i tried searchin around, but i had no luck with my problem. maybe you guys can help me.

So recently, in the mornings, as i drive my car off my drive way, i hear this odd screeching noise (like the ones from bad brakes) but waht puzzles me, is that i am not pushing on the brakes at all. Keep in mind, this is while i'm reversing. I've also noticed that it does that continuosly when i turn on my car and REVERSE out of a parkign spot or whatever.

Whats also odd. is after this reverse screech, i get a continuing screech as i drive foward for about 50~100 feet and it just dissapears..

any inputs?

 

i had this problem in my new civic and not with my tc but it could be the same problem. it could be that the brake disc and the brake pads arent aligned correctly and it might be rubbing together. you should probably get it checked bcuz when i took it to da dealer they said the brake pads were completly worn out after jsut 2k which is terrible

 

Yea, try taking everything at the hub apart, lubing up what's usually lubed and cleaning off everything and replace everything the way it should be. I had a Saturn do this.

 

I actually own a TC and have the same issue. For the first couple hundred feet the car sounds like the pads are gone, but they are no where near the indicator. I don't think you have an alignment issue. If I drive it in the rain and the next day is squeels really bad. If it rains and I don't drive it in the rain it still does it, but not as bad. Have you noticed the same thing? I think it is a little bit of rust on the rotors that scrapes off after you drive a little bit. Just my two cents...

 

if it rained, its rust on your rotors grinding off (but thats just when you first brake, it should come over very fast).

how many miles do you have on your car?

it sounds like you need new pads and rotate your rotors.

 

Your emergency brake may be hanging-up. After you have driven for a while, and the noise is gone, stop on a level surface but do not engage the emergency brake (just turn it off and place it in gear). After a reasonable amount of time, which may be overnight, re-start the car, put it in reverse and see if the noise is gone. If so a little lubrication of the cable may do the trick.

 

I had this problem on my Saturn before I knew anything about cars, I can't remember exactly what was wrong with it. But I can tell you I waited until the sound was constant and then had to replace the brake pads, rotors and maybe the caliper.

It could possibly be a sticking caliper causing the brakes to be always on for a bit. It could also be a problem with the spring not pushing on the pads correctly.

Either way if you don't take it in and your car is damaged an extended amount because you failed to take it too the dealer for warranty you may have to pay for it.

 

does your car pull a certain way if you just let go of the steering?

I mean, it should pull slightly to the right over a distance - this is normal. I'm talking about a definite pulling to some side. This may indicate a sticking pad/caliper engaging when it shouldn't.

 

My TC has 55K on it. I pulled the stock wheels off and looked at all of the pads. The pads have over half their life left. I put my summer wheels on and havn't heard the problem since. My summer wheels have a lot of space for road debris to escape. The stock wheels hold everything in comparison. I am leaning toward the fact that there is a lot of small debris (sand size and smaller) still left from the winter. I think that some of it is falling between the rotor and pads and eventially would wear down after I drove a little bit. All is good now.

 

I had this same problem on my integra and thought it was my powerstearing pump at first cause of the noise it was making, but it would stop just like you said after awhile. What was wrong with mine was my back breaks calipers wern't disengaged all the way so they would stay slightly tight on the back wheels and cause a weird noise when backing up. I just took a wrench/screw driver and loosened em up to where they should be when not pressed and bought new breaks while i had em off, problem never came back. Hope that helps.

 

thanks for all your replies guys.

i took off my rear wheels and re-adjusted my e-brake thinking that was the problem. however, after i finished, the sound still persisited. listening closer. i think the sound is coming from my right front wheel. my brake pads do need to be replaced.. but not anytime soon. do you think thats the problem?

 

If they need to be replaced then they may be squeaking because of the wear indicator built into most pads. If that doesn't do it...take it to the dealer.

 

If both front sets of brake pads need to be replaced, then that's most likely the problem; however, if the right side has significantly more wear than the left, then the caliper needs to be replaced too.

 

Wow, I came here looking for this topic, and here it is...

I have the exact same problem. Now I was getting close to pad replacement time in the next couple of weeks, at around 35k. So one day I hear the low pad squeal, I expected it and prepared to go get the materials to do the pad job.

Couple of days later I kind of start to realize that it is right front biased, squeal-wise. Then, the reverse noise started. Sticking caliper seems correct, but it is very curious imho that you have the same issue.

Were you noticing a pull to the right on hard stops? Not stop light stops but HOLY S*** I AM GOING TO HIT THAT stops? I noticed and actually mentioned it to dealer within a couple weeks of getting the car.

Also I replaced my front tires, and when I did that it seemed like the front right was worn a bit more than the left - nothing conclusive though and dealership didn't make a big deal out of it.

What I am worried about now though is that I really don't want to have to get my pads done at the dealership, but the caliper should be a warranty issue (calipers should never get screwy even with low pads as far as I know - can cause catostrophic brake failure). I have a feeling they are going to either blame it on low pads, or do the warranty repairs, and charge me 200+ to get pads replaced.

I haven't had any warranty work done before with my dealership. Any tips on how to handle this?

 

I had this happen a couple of times in my Civic. I had a small rock get stuck behind the brake shield both times which caused a very loud screetching sound when I put it in reverse, then as the pads shifted in drive, it went away (for the most part).

After the dealership removed it the first time, the second time I pulled the wheel off and removed the rock myself. If you don't get it fast enough it can damage your rotors.

 

as for taking your car to the dealer, the only thing i can see them warranting is the calipers (if they are sticking). the pads and rotors will be wear and tear, unless you can come up with a good fight to make them replace the rotors (if need be), or they say is a factory defect (good luck with them admitting that). so hopefully everything goes well for you, but like i said, the only thing i could see them warranting on the brake system is the calipers.

 

Yeah, that is what I figured. It pretty much looks like I am going to have to just bite the bullet and let them do the brake job. Anyone here actually let them do it, and estimated costs? I assume 500% of what it would cost me to do it myself, so

 

if they are repalcing just your pads (all 4), i would assume around $250-$300 (thats just the pads, no rotor work). give them a call as a general customer and ask them how much they charge to replace all the pads on a tC

 

250-300?! I was just at my toyota service dept. today and they recommended me to change my brakes because they had 5-15% life left. And they told me it was $179 to change the "brakes". Not sure what they meant by brakes (he really didn't want to give me details - which was a mistake because I decided not to do it because of that), but he probably just meant replacing the brake pads???

Anyway, I was thinking of getting some TRD brake pads to replace my stock pads, but for some reason I only find the Front Set Brake Pads not the rear.

FYI, my car has 26k miles.

 

Yeah, all he wants to do is to change the break pads. TRD may only make front pads as they are 60-70% of your breaking power.