Draver17 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hey guys I have about 2000kms on my Journey and the brakes have been squealing since day one. This seems to happen when I first start driving the car and after a few minutes they stop squealing. I haven't gone to the dealer yet but I wanted to know if I was the only one this was happening to. My apologies if that has been posted already I didn't search thoroughly. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlux Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Hey guys I have about 2000kms on my Journey and the brakes have been squealing since day one. This seems to happen when I first start driving the car and after a few minutes they stop squealing. I haven't gone to the dealer yet but I wanted to know if I was the only one this was happening to. My apologies if that has been posted already I didn't search thoroughly. Thanks! Mine started squealing when I back down my steep driveway. They don't do it going forward. Once the car(brakes) are warm they won't do it. The car has 500 miles on it. :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draver17 Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Mine started squealing when I back down my steep driveway. They don't do it going forward. Once the car(brakes) are warm they won't do it. The car has 500 miles on it. :mad: Mine does it going forward. I will bring it back to the dealer as soon as I have a minute. Weird. I see alot of posts regarding the brakes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drozz Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hey guys I have about 2000kms on my Journey and the brakes have been squealing since day one. This seems to happen when I first start driving the car and after a few minutes they stop squealing. I haven't gone to the dealer yet but I wanted to know if I was the only one this was happening to. My apologies if that has been posted already I didn't search thoroughly. Thanks! 9000km on my Journey and mine do the same thing as well from time to time. I had the dealer look at it, they said they couldn't see anything wrong. It pisses my wife off more then me, but as I am due for an oil change, I will have them look at breakes again and report back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zack Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 I have a 2011 RT with 2000kms on it and they tend to squeak a little when the car has been sitting a while and especially after they have been wet. Had a mechanic (not affiliated with Chrysler) friend drive the car and he said that it is normal especially after a rain fall that there be a little squeeking. He said it is only a problem it presists after a few kms of driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon27 Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) Mine has been doing this ever since it started getting warmer out. I have a 2011 Crew. It's just awful, so loud, so ear piercing. It does seem to go away after a while, but there's really no method to their madness. They tend to do it most when i first start the vehicle and start to drive, and eventually it goes away. Other times, I start it up and they're fine, but about 20 minutes into my drive it starts doing it then. It's getting really irritating. I just started getting my oil change due notices when I start the car up, so thankfully it's going in for an oil change and I'm going to have them look into the brakes issue too, because it's driving me mad. I've only got 6000km's on it also. Edited June 29, 2011 by brandon27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbobbins Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 My front right brake squeals also from just 50 miles on the odometer :-( I thought it might clear up after a few hundred miles. I'll probably take it to a dealer if it still squeals after 500 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Interesting -- I'm having the same issue here... Guess I'd better talk to the dealer... If anyone has gotten any satisfaction (or not) our of their dealers -- please post here for the benefit of all of us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckingmouse Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) Interesting -- I'm having the same issue here... Guess I'd better talk to the dealer... If anyone has gotten any satisfaction (or not) our of their dealers -- please post here for the benefit of all of us... our brakes just started squealing, 5000 kms, my wife took the car in and the mechanic told her a caliper was sticking. we will see Edited July 21, 2011 by truckingmouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humansoul Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 For those who got it fixed, was it the same issue as above, a stuck caliper? I've only had my Journey for 2 weeks and have the brakes squeal at very low speeds, less than 10km/hr, but cannot replicate when braking from a faster speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drozz Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 For those who got it fixed, was it the same issue as above, a stuck caliper? I've only had my Journey for 2 weeks and have the brakes squeal at very low speeds, less than 10km/hr, but cannot replicate when braking from a faster speed. I was starting to think it was a stuck calliper as well. I read online somewhere to check to see if there was a ton of heat coming off any of the wheels more so then others once you have driven for awhile. I checked on mine and the left front was super hot, the other three were ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmttoxics Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 A friend of mine and thought it might just be cheap rotors (I do have the same problem, started around 2000kms, at 5500 now). Seems to be just after sitting for a few hours. The thought of it being a stuck caliper makes me want to take it in though. Please do let us know if that fixes it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dflenick Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Wow, glad to see I'm not the only one, yet disappointed there are so many. I have 5500km on my 2011 SXT and the squeaking started at about 4500km. Doesn't squeak all the time, but usually after driving a few kms. I'm due for an oil change and will have them look at the breaks. I thought maybe there was too much dust getting on the rotors as I have very open 19" rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draver17 Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Wow, glad to see I'm not the only one, yet disappointed there are so many. I have 5500km on my 2011 SXT and the squeaking started at about 4500km. Doesn't squeak all the time, but usually after driving a few kms. I'm due for an oil change and will have them look at the breaks. I thought maybe there was too much dust getting on the rotors as I have very open 19" rims. Going to dealer Friday at 9am. I'll let you guys know what they say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drozz Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 After going in for the 3rd time to have this issue looked at, my dealer put all new pads on under warranty, so far, so good (knock on wood). real test will come tomorrow when we drive the Journey into work, the problem happens a lot in stop and go traffic.... Will update later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckingmouse Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 A friend of mine and thought it might just be cheap rotors (I do have the same problem, started around 2000kms, at 5500 now). Seems to be just after sitting for a few hours. The thought of it being a stuck caliper makes me want to take it in though. Please do let us know if that fixes it!! what ever the dealer done to the calipers the brakes have not squealed again, driven about 700 kms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb227 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 After going in for the 3rd time to have this issue looked at, my dealer put all new pads on under warranty, so far, so good (knock on wood). real test will come tomorrow when we drive the Journey into work, the problem happens a lot in stop and go traffic.... Will update later. Which dealership do you use in Toronto? Are you happy with their service? I've used Paul Willison once but am thinking of switching to Downsview, since it is closer to my home and I've used them for service before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draver17 Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 So I went to the dealership last Friday. Obviously the brakes didn't squeal while I was there so they couldn't diagnose the problem properly. The one thing they did was sand the pads and lubrify the calipers. So far so good. No squealing since. Will it last though...I'll keep you posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drozz Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Which dealership do you use in Toronto? Are you happy with their service? I've used Paul Willison once but am thinking of switching to Downsview, since it is closer to my home and I've used them for service before. I live out past Oshawa so it would be a bit of a drive for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drozz Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 2 days now of driving into work, no noise at all now since the new pads were put on.... Could it finally be fixed...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmttoxics Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Getting mine checked tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humansoul Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Just an update, I took mine in early this morning and they ended up replacing pads and rotors on mine. Mine only had 1900kms and it was squealing from day one of pick up. Glad service did this quick and also didn't give me run around. I suggest if you guys have the same issue, get it checked asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmttoxics Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Well, they took apart my front right brake and cleaned / reassembled it and that seemed to have done trick. For now at least anyways.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmttoxics Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Nope, never mind. Already squealing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drozz Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 After going in for the 3rd time to have this issue looked at, my dealer put all new pads on under warranty, so far, so good (knock on wood). real test will come tomorrow when we drive the Journey into work, the problem happens a lot in stop and go traffic.... Will update later. Just a follow up to this. Since they put new break pads on, not a noise at all! I got the paper work from the dealer via mail as they didn't have it at the time i went to pickup the journey. They wrote in as normal, couldn't recreate the problem, but they guess that the old break pads were to hard which was causing the problem???? Does that even make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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