I have had my E55 for 1.5 months and the brake noise is unbearable Is anyone else having this problem? My dealer told me that it is a common problem and there is not much I can do with it.

Any help or suggestions here?

 

I have not noticed any noise. What kind of noise?

 

If your talking about the high pitched squeal - yes that seems to be common. A few high speed stops will temporarily cure the problem. It has to do with glazing of the pads.

 

JChwe... I had the same problem in my '04 E55. It happen for me at mostly very slow speeds, (5-10mph) I told my dealer it was unacceptable that a $90,000 car sounds like a $400 beater when I pull up to a stoplight. He put new pads on the front and treated them with something and no the problem hasn't returned.

Insist that your dealer do something about it...common problem or not.

 

Thanks Ex. You are right. I cannot see this being "normal" and yes it was at very, very slow speeds as you said. It is very embarassing. I will take it to the dealer and fight it out!

 

Hey Ex,

How is that Sirius Satellite radio? Worth the money?

 

It's absolutely great. It was installed the "t-bone" way, under the back parcel panel.Reception, except for going under tunnels or alot of well leafed trees is excellent.It almost precludes the need for cd's or discs.

 

Yep, got the brake noise here too, as well. I'm sure a good majority of E55 owners have this common problem.

 

That would be a lot of W211 owners, I think. So what changed after 02?


TJC

 

JChwe...Yeah, the Sat radio is great! It's expensive but when you figure that you get more than a year of free Sat subscription with the installation of the new unit it takes some of the sting out of the initial price.

I hardly ever listen to reg radio anymore. Mostly I use the Sat radio (T-Bone Inst)and I also use the AUX jack in the glovebox alot to listen to my MP3 player.

Hope everything goes well with your dealer on the squeaky brakes!

 

I also had the squealing brakes. Seems to happen after slow stop and go city driving. I tried 3 hard stops in a row from about 70mph and the squeal has been gone for over 1000 miles now. The dealer can also bevel the edges of the brake pads and that will also usually take care of the problem.

 

Exactly what I just said to my wife after she told me it's unbearable. This weekend I have to have her drive it past me and hit the brakes.