Hey - long time lurker, first time poster... I'm about to have all four rotors and sets of pads replaced on Friday. Beyond really worn brakes, I've got a strange noise that actually sounds like light brake squeal or a "squeaky wheel" sound when traveling at low speeds (like around the neighborhood, parking lots, etc) and making slow turns - but I'm not hitting the brakes. Is there something I should have the mechanic look for at the same time? Struts, wheel bearings...? Or is it a symptom of my brakes? They are very, very worn. I've never experienced such a sound unless I was actually hitting the brakes... but even though these are very worn, they don't really make any noise during operation so I'm kind of perplexed.
I've got just over 60,000 miles on a 2003. Never had any problems with the car until now - though it could be more of a maintenance issue than a "problem". Just had the serpentine belt replaced at the Honda dealer during the 60,000 mile service - hoping that would take care of it (it kind of sounded like it could be a belt noise). It needed to be replaced anyway, but the sound is still there. The dealer wanted a ridiculous amount of money to replace the brakes and investigate the noise, so I said I wasn't really interested in paying over $1,700 for a 60K, belt, and brakes and got out while I could. I've been taking it religiously to the dealer for all services to this point. But I think I'm going to switch over to a recommended private garage due to costs. We just bought a new Chevy Traverse, so this is now my mud car for mountain biking, snowboarding, etc...
Anyway, any suggestions as to what it could be are welcome... thanks!
I've got just over 60,000 miles on a 2003. Never had any problems with the car until now - though it could be more of a maintenance issue than a "problem". Just had the serpentine belt replaced at the Honda dealer during the 60,000 mile service - hoping that would take care of it (it kind of sounded like it could be a belt noise). It needed to be replaced anyway, but the sound is still there. The dealer wanted a ridiculous amount of money to replace the brakes and investigate the noise, so I said I wasn't really interested in paying over $1,700 for a 60K, belt, and brakes and got out while I could. I've been taking it religiously to the dealer for all services to this point. But I think I'm going to switch over to a recommended private garage due to costs. We just bought a new Chevy Traverse, so this is now my mud car for mountain biking, snowboarding, etc...
Anyway, any suggestions as to what it could be are welcome... thanks!