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Good Morning All,
I've had this problem with my Escape ever since I got it. Originally, only the front RHS was making a chirping sound while driving, but now the LHS front is doing it too, and it makes my truck sound/seem like a hunk of junk. The chirping sound only happens while I'm driving forward above 10kms/hr, and it goes away the instant I apply the brakes, and comes back almost instantly after letting off the brake pedal. I'm also getting a steering wheel wobble/shim when I slow the truck down at highway speeds too...
I've been told by my dealership that if the truck sat a lot before I owned it, it's possible that there is a corrosion ridge on the outside edge of the rotors, which have worn the brake pads unevenly/out of shape, so now the pads have a slight bit of travel/play in them, and rub on the corroded edge of the rotors, causing that chirping sound. They said it's also possible that the pads or the rotors being worn unevenly might cause the steering vibration under braking too....
Any thoughts?
I've had this problem with my Escape ever since I got it. Originally, only the front RHS was making a chirping sound while driving, but now the LHS front is doing it too, and it makes my truck sound/seem like a hunk of junk. The chirping sound only happens while I'm driving forward above 10kms/hr, and it goes away the instant I apply the brakes, and comes back almost instantly after letting off the brake pedal. I'm also getting a steering wheel wobble/shim when I slow the truck down at highway speeds too...
I've been told by my dealership that if the truck sat a lot before I owned it, it's possible that there is a corrosion ridge on the outside edge of the rotors, which have worn the brake pads unevenly/out of shape, so now the pads have a slight bit of travel/play in them, and rub on the corroded edge of the rotors, causing that chirping sound. They said it's also possible that the pads or the rotors being worn unevenly might cause the steering vibration under braking too....
Any thoughts?