2000 Sonata brake squeal

Discussion in 'Hyundai Sonata' started by Joey Goldstein, Nov 12, 2004.

  1. When the car is cold the brakes tend to squeal (a minor squeal but
    noticeable) when coming to a stop.
    Partially easing up on the break pedal when stopped results in a sort of
    a scraping sound.
    After the car has warmed up it seems much better, although if I listen
    closely I can still hear a bit of a squeal when stopping.

    Do I need brake pads or something?

    I bought this car used a few weeks ago. It has 68000 km on it. I've had
    the service depts of 2 Hyundai dealers inspect the car for mechanical
    problems. Both of them told me the brakes were probably fine, although
    they may not have actually inspected the brakes themselves. (Evidently,
    at one dealership, inspecting the brakes would have been $30.00 extra
    but he didn't tell me about that option until after the inspection and I
    was ready to go home by then.) I have described these sounds to them
    though and I'm pretty sure they both told me it was normal. Doesn't seem
    normal to me though.

    Tips/advice?

    TIA
     
    Joey Goldstein, Nov 12, 2004
    #1
  2. That's a strong possibility. The squeal is likely to be the wear
    indicators on the pads (they're supposed to do that when the pads get
    low) and the scraping is probably a worn out pad scraping on the rotor.
    Brake pads are easy to check, simply by pulling off the wheel(s).

    The dealers had to be pretty stupid not to check this, as it would mean
    service work for them. BTW, $30 to check the brakes is a rip-off, as it
    takes all of five minutes from scratch and a minute or less if the car
    is already on a lift.

    If you don't want to DIY (it's easy), you may want to take it to a
    reputable local garage, rather than one of these dealers. I'd also stay
    away from the big chains, as they tend to try to sell a lot of
    unnecessary work.
     
    Brian Nystrom, Nov 12, 2004
    #2
  3. Just had the brakes checked out. Evidently the pads are new,
    everything's fine, and the noises I'm hearing are all normal.
     
    Joey Goldstein, Nov 12, 2004
    #3
  4. Joey Goldstein

    news group Guest

    Creramic pads make noise...
     
    news group, Nov 12, 2004
    #4
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