Does anyone else have this problem... Very discouraged on why my brembo brakes squeal. I took it to the dealer and the BS i got was this is normal for a high performance brake system... no?

 

Breaks always squeal when they are new from what i understand. I havent had a set that hasnt. But anyone correct me if i am wrong.

 

It's the high performance brakes. Squealing is normal.

Now if you hear grinding then you have a problem.

The squeal it should be at slower speeds.

 

You'll find it happens when they're cold, and especially while they're being broken in. 8,300km in and mine barely ever squeak anymore.

If you're finding the squeaking annoying, it's also sometimes due to brake dust build up. Go onto an empty road and brake authoritatively (don't STAND on them) from say 50mph-25mph... That tends to scrub the dust off and reduce squeaking.

But anyway, as said, high performance brakes. It comes with the territory. The dealer wasn't BSing, they were saving themselves a huge repair expense just to have you complain again about the same thing.

 

Thanks guys! It is mostly at lower speeds and when they arent warmed up yet. They are great when it comes to stopping... I hope it goes away soon!

 

Be careful with some of the suggestions mentioned here. New high performance, more than standard, brakes need a short break in period to maximize their life and performance. A thousand miles of regular stop and go with NO and I emphasize NO panic stops should be sufficient. You will have the grinding noise for as long as you use the stock pads that came with the car. The grinding will happen after the car has been parked for a while. Like overnight. When you park the car the hot rotors condense the humid air and you get moisture between the rotor and pad. Don't forget the rotors are cast iron and rust with the slightest moisture. The hi po pads are high metallic content and the two parts actually rust together as they sit over night. When you take off in the morning you might even hear a clunk when the rotors break loose. Then you will hear a grinding noise as the brakes clean themselves off. Suggestion. Drag the brakes GENTLY for a 1/4 mile to clean them and you should be good to go. Now the SQUEELING (as opposed to grinding) I would be concerned about. But I don't know what you call grinding and squeeling.

Hope you find this helpful.

 

Yep same noise here. Just break them in easy it will eventually go away. I just broke 1000 miles and can barely hear it anymore

 

Yep same noise here. Just break them in easy it will eventually go away. I just broke 1000 miles and can barely hear it anymore

 

I was wondering what that noise was that I was getting occasionally after the car had sat overnight (usually in the rain). When I disengaged the parking brake and took my foot off the normal brake it felt like the parking brake was still engaged. It scared the hell out of me when I was backing out of my parking spot and I heard the clunk of the rotors braking loose. Then when I hit the brakes again it made a really loud squeal. After driving for a few minutes with light braking everything was fine. I'm glad to hear this is normal for performance brakes.

 

Keep in mind that having new pads will also create more brake dust than something that's broken in. More dust = more squeal. Also cause your wheels to be a LOT nastier looking if you don't keep them clean and washed.

 

I clean them every week. They get so gross.

 

THis is a high pitched squeal just as i am about to come to a complete stop. it only happens or i only heard it when i am rolling to a complete stop. any suggestions or opinions?

 

9000HWY miles and mine still do after sitting. After they warm up they are fine

 

when ever i have purchased a new car i always changed the stock brake pads to raybestos brake pads and noise and brake dust minimize greatly

 

I don't think you'll find those pads for this car.

 

go get autozones finest(duralast lol) and see which you would prefer lol. i drove an evo with ebc? green stuff brakes, they were so annoying

 

I have 35,000 miles on my 2006 SS/SC and still have the noise. It only happens once in a while when parked in driveway overnight in the rain. When I release the E brake and back down the driveway( decline) it sounds like a truck. Very loud noise. Continues down the driveway until I start to drive. Should I go back to the dealer?

 

Mine sqeek as well when comming to a stop but no other time than that. So its pretty normal.

 

We need a sticky on this topic... anyone up for the task?