About a year ago, my car began making a slight squealing noise and has now progressed into a high pitched sound. This noise only occurs when I brake. I took it into a Toyota dealership for them to look at about 3 months ago and they said that there was nothing wrong with my brakes. They said my brake pads were at 90% and that it was just dirty. The said that maybe giving it a power wash would fix the issue and it didn't. Here's a couple of things I've noticed about this high pitched noise:
1. It does not start immediately. For example, when I wake up to go to school in the morning, I'll be driving for the first 5 minutes without hearing any noise when I brake. However, after that the noise starts occurring. The longer I drive, the louder it gets.
2. I've noticed that when the weather is warmer, the noise tends to start occurring faster and louder.
3. The harder I brake, the louder the noise is.
I'm assuming it has something to do with the brakes heating up but I'm not sure what to do. Any advice? Thanks in advance.
1. It does not start immediately. For example, when I wake up to go to school in the morning, I'll be driving for the first 5 minutes without hearing any noise when I brake. However, after that the noise starts occurring. The longer I drive, the louder it gets.
2. I've noticed that when the weather is warmer, the noise tends to start occurring faster and louder.
3. The harder I brake, the louder the noise is.
I'm assuming it has something to do with the brakes heating up but I'm not sure what to do. Any advice? Thanks in advance.
May 17, 2014 at 11:57 PM
