Question: What makes brakes squeak? Why do some brakes give off so much dust on hubcaps and others do not? Answer: The brakes on your car allow you to defy Newton’s First Law of Motion at every red ...

Dear Tom, Every time I hit the brake pedal, my brakes make this awful high-pitched squeal. When I stop at a light I get stares from people. It’s embarrassing! I just had the brakes done last month, so ...

Q: Why do my brakes squeak? My Toyota has disc brakes in front and the rear. The disc brakes always seem to squeak when I come to a stop. I have carbon metallic pads. Is this normal? The brakes are ...

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 ...

Q: My ’05 Toyota Tacoma, with less than 20,000 miles, has brakes that continuously squeal upon application. The local Toyota garage claims they disassembled each brake and found no root cause for the ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What does it mean when you hear squealing brakes every time you stop? A HelloNation article featuring David Ortez of St George Auto Repair gives ...

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 ...

Brake squeal is something every car owner just accepts and gets used to. Once your brakes start to squeal, it’s time to replace them. That’s something that has been ingrained in every driver’s mind ...

A ticking or squealing noise from your Chevy Colorado or GMC Canyon brakes may stem from a missing or misaligned spring. Here ...

Brake squeal: Nobody likes it. That high-pitched sound burrows into your brain stem, making you seriously consider crashing into the stopped car ahead rather than stepping on the brakes again. But ...

Porsche brakes can sometimes squeal, as is the case with the hardware of other go-fast machines packing super-sized rotos and grabbers. A brief Google search will reveal plenty of sporscar and ...

We all know the sound well: brake squeal. The high-pitched noise emitted from the pads and rotors that causes stress, and sometimes embarrassment. But, don't fret. Porsche wants drivers to know it's a ...