Having an issue with my car brakes? Anybody have an idea?

Rareairx23 · 08-14-2017, 02:34 PM

Bought a 2016 chevy malibu lt about a month and a half ago. Pretty much sonce i bought it, i have been hearing a weird clicking noise when i lightly push the brakes. But if i push more firmly on the brakes the clicking noise isnt there.

I was just sitting in my driveway with my car both in park, and turned off, and just barely pushing on the brake pedal i can hear something lightly click. Does anybody have any clue as to what that might be? There are no warning signs on my dashboard or anything like that, this is why its puzzling to me.

Any help would be very greatly appreciated because the dealership acted as if they didnt have the time of day for me when i was on the phone with them

xDomePatrolx · 08-14-2017, 02:36 PM

Sounds like a loose caliper but if youre turning at the same time and its a front wheel drive could be cv axles.

edit= didn't read everything

Def sounds like a loose caliper

rman112 · 08-14-2017, 04:23 PM

No Triple A?

Rareairx23 · 08-14-2017, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rman112

No Triple A?

I have state farm

rman112 · 08-14-2017, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rareairx23

I have state farm

So why not have them take it to the shop? No one on here can hear you car.

Dobber2330 · 08-14-2017, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rman112

So why not have them take it to the shop? No one on here can hear you car.

What on earth does his insurance company have to do with a car repair?

I agree with the loose caliper - no issues.

rman112 · 08-14-2017, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dobber2330

What on earth does his insurance company have to do with a car repair?

I agree with the loose caliper - no issues.

Are we talking about the same AAA? OP said he has State Farm. From their site: "Get Roadside Assistance State Farm™ provides towing and labor services when your vehicle is disabled." I'm assuming OP would rather not drive to the shop himself for fear of faulty brakes.

daxwills · 08-14-2017, 07:28 PM

Loose calipers are possible, someone forgot to reinstall the pad springs or installed them incorrectly, somebody used either way too little or way too much grease, if you can isolate which wheel it's coming from just take it apart (4 bolts, 2 pads and you're done) and just examine it. Brakes on normal cars are not complicated.

mainerunr · 08-15-2017, 07:39 AM

Where is the noise coming from? The pedal area or out by one of the wheels?

possom813 · 08-15-2017, 08:16 AM

Is it a single click each time you press the brake, or multiple clicks?

Inside the car, or outside?

JMarchand1981 · 08-15-2017, 08:24 AM

Hey Kyle,

I know you are up in concord. The guys at American Break Service were always good to me. They used to be on the corner of east side drive and London rd (where the CVS is, across from the red Apple). Now they are more towards the other side of town. Down the street from your work at the corner of pleasant and.....State street I believe. It's across from the court house and diagonally across from Remys.

In any event, I haven't been there since they changed locations but they were always good to me when I had my Mazda.

Rareairx23 · 08-15-2017, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mainerunr

Where is the noise coming from? The pedal area or out by one of the wheels?

There is a clicking noise when i break lightly while driving slowly sounds like out by one of the wheels. While sitting in park if i push the pedal down like half an inch there is a click in the pedal area

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Originally Posted by possom813

Is it a single click each time you press the brake, or multiple clicks?

Inside the car, or outside?

Read my answer to the quote above bud

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Originally Posted by JMarchand1981

Hey Kyle,

I know you are up in concord. The guys at American Break Service were always good to me. They used to be on the corner of east side drive and London rd (where the CVS is, across from the red Apple). Now they are more towards the other side of town. Down the street from your work at the corner of pleasant and.....State street I believe. It's across from the court house and diagonally across from Remys.

In any event, I haven't been there since they changed locations but they were always good to me when I had my Mazda.

If the dealership doesnt help me i think this is who im gonna go to, thanks Jason

RGeo13 · 08-15-2017, 11:15 PM

To be honest, my guess is nothing is wrong with the car. To me it just sounds like the PRNDL release. To test my theory, sit in the driveway and press down on the brake until you hear the noise. At that moment, if I'm correct, you'd be able to move the gear selector. Put it back in park and push down on the brake until you hear the click, then lift up a little bit, and you shouldn't be able to move the gear selector. From my experiences, I don't think a loose caliper would fit the description of what you have given.

08-14-2017, 02:34 PM	#1
Rareairx23 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: new hampshire Posts: 6,795 2011champs41	Having an issue with my car brakes? Anybody have an idea? Bought a 2016 chevy malibu lt about a month and a half ago. Pretty much sonce i bought it, i have been hearing a weird clicking noise when i lightly push the brakes. But if i push more firmly on the brakes the clicking noise isnt there. I was just sitting in my driveway with my car both in park, and turned off, and just barely pushing on the brake pedal i can hear something lightly click. Does anybody have any clue as to what that might be? There are no warning signs on my dashboard or anything like that, this is why its puzzling to me. Any help would be very greatly appreciated because the dealership acted as if they didnt have the time of day for me when i was on the phone with them

08-14-2017, 07:28 PM	#8
daxwills Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 6,259	Loose calipers are possible, someone forgot to reinstall the pad springs or installed them incorrectly, somebody used either way too little or way too much grease, if you can isolate which wheel it's coming from just take it apart (4 bolts, 2 pads and you're done) and just examine it. Brakes on normal cars are not complicated. __________________ I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream, I dreamed

08-14-2017, 02:36 PM	#2
xDomePatrolx Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,596 xCharlesInCardsx	Sounds like a loose caliper but if youre turning at the same time and its a front wheel drive could be cv axles. edit= didn't read everything Def sounds like a loose caliper

08-14-2017, 04:23 PM	#3
rman112 Banned Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Freedom is Free Again Posts: 40,946	No Triple A?

08-15-2017, 07:39 AM	#9
mainerunr Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,558	Where is the noise coming from? The pedal area or out by one of the wheels?

08-15-2017, 08:16 AM	#10
possom813 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cayuga, TX Posts: 2,317 punkin46 possom813	Is it a single click each time you press the brake, or multiple clicks? Inside the car, or outside?

08-15-2017, 08:24 AM	#11
JMarchand1981 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 34,438	Hey Kyle, I know you are up in concord. The guys at American Break Service were always good to me. They used to be on the corner of east side drive and London rd (where the CVS is, across from the red Apple). Now they are more towards the other side of town. Down the street from your work at the corner of pleasant and.....State street I believe. It's across from the court house and diagonally across from Remys. In any event, I haven't been there since they changed locations but they were always good to me when I had my Mazda.

08-15-2017, 11:15 PM	#13
RGeo13 Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Near Canton,Ohio Posts: 461	To be honest, my guess is nothing is wrong with the car. To me it just sounds like the PRNDL release. To test my theory, sit in the driveway and press down on the brake until you hear the noise. At that moment, if I'm correct, you'd be able to move the gear selector. Put it back in park and push down on the brake until you hear the click, then lift up a little bit, and you shouldn't be able to move the gear selector. From my experiences, I don't think a loose caliper would fit the description of what you have given.