Break pads have a metal clip that has one end facing the disk. When the pad wears away enough, the clip makes contact with the disc and emits a nasty, annoying noise. This is to warn you to get them ...

Every driver knows that feeling. Something’s off. The car sounds different, and it’s not going away. The human ear picks up on changes in mechanical rhythm faster than most people […] ...

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance at one point in your driving career you heard strange noises coming from under, over, or inside the car. Some of the most scary such noises are those ...

I got new brake pads for my Explorer Sport Trac. Since day one, the right one has been grinding. Took it back and they did a rotor grind. Still, the grinding noise. Took in again, they say it’s just a ...

As a lifelong worrier, I have naturally been worried about the forthcoming MoT on my Corsa D 1.4SE auto. The brakes have started making a grinding noise once they have warmed up in stop/ start traffic ...

Well, after I got back form my vacation I started up my car and while backing up I was holding the brake slightly to come out slowly. I hear this horrifying grinding noise. It's fairly low pitched and ...

I had the front and rear brakes replaced on my 2014 Colorado LTZ RG, but still have a grinding noise that comes and goes. It sounds rotational and I have had it to a few mechanics that can't find ...

CARS.COM — If you’re lucky, the squealing or squeaking noise that your brakes make when you first drive your car in the morning, particularly after rain or snow, is just surface rust being scraped off ...