noisy brakes....
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Fj cruiser 2014 GLK250
noisy brakes....
since the weather has turned cold -30 C or so the brakes on our GLK250 have become about as loud as a warning siren, while not so bad on the inside of the car being outside will require hearing protection. Has anyone else seen (heard) this issue. I'm thinking I may need to stop in at the dealership over the next few weeks if it doesn't go away...
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since the weather has turned cold -30 C or so the brakes on our GLK250 have become about as loud as a warning siren, while not so bad on the inside of the car being outside will require hearing protection. Has anyone else seen (heard) this issue. I'm thinking I may need to stop in at the dealership over the next few weeks if it doesn't go away...
I have same problem now on my e-Class - Brakes are new and self installed, so I guess I know who has to fix them! (A little anti-squeal paste on caliper piston/pad inderface and perhaps sand surface of pads)
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From: Calgary, AB
2016 Golf R, 2014 GLK
Ours are pretty noisy too, but I think it's the cold weather and the fact that this vehicle engine brakes so efficiently that the brakes don't get a hard application too often to clean them off.
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2010 Mercedes GLK 350, 2001 BMW Z3 3.0 Roadster, 1997 Cherokee XJ
Pads float MOL against the rotors. On a dry day with no traffic nearby & no one with you, preferably on a multi lane highway, do a hard or panic stop from whatever the posted speed limit. It should alleviate the problem.
