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 ...

There are lots of visual signs, sounds, and changes in driving characteristics that can alert you of the need to service, or ...

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 ...

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 ...

All-electric vehicles have quick acceleration and are heavy. A brilliant braking system is paramount. But EVs also have a clever thing called regenerative braking. It puts the electric motor in ...

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 ...

Have you ever tried to actually read your owner’s manual, especially the part about maintenance and service? As if this kind of stuff isn’t confusing enough, there are always two schedules listed, one ...

Just as your gas mileage will vary depending on where and how you drive, so it goes with the life of brake pads (or brake shoes), the friction material that gets pressed against a metal disc (rotor) ...

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 ...

In the German engineering equivalent of Reddit’s “Explain Like I’m Five,” Porsche tells its owners to stop worrying about noisy brakes and enjoy their fancy sports car. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails ...

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 ...

Squealing brakes cost auto manufacturers several hundred million dollars a year in warranty repairs and are among consumers' top 20 vehicle complaints – even in luxury cars. Now, acoustics researchers ...