Squeaky Brakes
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From: Sarasota, FL
2012 C250 Coupe w/ AMG Package
Squeaky Brakes
I know there were threads in the past about squeaky brakes due to brake pins? But I thought that I wasn't effected untill today. I was driving on a private road at about 90 and breaked medium/heavy to 50 but I didn't slam them, and kid noticed when slowing down to go on a speed bump later on that day there was a small squeak as I came to an almost stop, and noticed there were a series of squeaks after accelerating from that stop till about 7 mph. Is this due to something I have done or something that is a defect in the car?
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From: Dix Hills, New York
2012 C250 Coupe
My brother had intermittent brake squealing problems. He brought it into the dealership expecting that the parking brake needed to be reseated or replaced... Instead they discovered that his rotors were unevenly worn, and since he was under 5,000 miles, they just replaced the rotors and pads. I was shocked that they did that.
But if you haven't had it occur until now, chances are it is just debris, like small rocks, or brake dust buildup. Try flushing the caliper with a hose and water to see if that helps.
But if you haven't had it occur until now, chances are it is just debris, like small rocks, or brake dust buildup. Try flushing the caliper with a hose and water to see if that helps.
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From: New York
2012 C250 coupe / 2012 SLK350
I mentioned this in my thread "c250 problems". I experienced exactly this - most notably the squeak when accelerating as that means its happening without applying brakes. I had pins replaced and it was solved. However after I had my car replaced (see original post for details) I experienced same squeak but this time replacing pin never completely remedied the issue. I still get it after driving hard or after using parking brake sometimes.
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From: New York
2012 C250 coupe / 2012 SLK350
I mentioned this in my thread "c250 problems". I experienced exactly this - most notably the squeak when accelerating as that means its happening without applying brakes. I had pins replaced and it was solved. However after I had my car replaced (see original post for details) I experienced same squeak but this time replacing pin never completely remedied the issue. I still get it after driving hard or after using parking brake sometimes.
