Brake Pads

What are Brake Pads?

The Brake Pads is part of the car Braking System system. We have 8 associated problem symptoms connected to it.

We also have 152 owner problems that mention it.

What problems can be caused by faulty Brake Pads?

Brake warning light shows on the dashboard

Low Brake Pads warning light shows on dashboard

Brake pedal seems further away

Car vibrating when braking

Car pulls to the left or right when braking

Brakes making a squeaking sound

Brakes making a clicking sound

Brakes do not come on smoothly

152 problems that mention the Brake Pads

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Brake pads are new, brake fluid is ok, but the brake light is blinking from time to time together with sound

From time to time the brake light is blinking together with warning sound. There is enough bake fluid, brake pads are new. Checked in the service few times.

2007 Ssangyong Rexton xdi 2.7
Posted: Sep 2, 2021

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Front Suspension clunking/rattling

A quite loud rattle/clunk on passenger side when on rough roads. Local garage can't find the problem - wait for it to get worse. It already sounds as if something could drop off. Sound is heavier tha...

2011 Citroen C5 2011 C5 Exclusive saloon
Posted: Jul 27, 2021

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Grinding noise

Sounds like a wheel bearing but smells like metal rubbing on metal it's intermittent

2006 Suzuki Jimny 1.3 jlx
Posted: Jul 7, 2021

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2015 plate Astra tech line cdti,eflex handbrake fault

Parked on a slight incline handbrake was on when returned to car it it had rolled backwards into another car it took about 30 mins for this to happen handbrake was still on when trying to move car co...

2015 Vauxhall Astra Tech line CDTI EFLEX S/S
Posted: Jun 29, 2021

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Brakes sticking and over heating. changed brake pads, discs, calliper's

Had to have the pads replaced for mot, since having them done, i now have the problem of them sticking and over heating.

2011 Vauxhall Astra 1.7cdti
Posted: Jun 6, 2021

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Intermittent screeching noise from offside front wheel while driving.

Will drive for miles without problem. When it becomes noisy, it can be quite loud. Pedestrians turn to see where noise comes from. Could it be a ball joint on steering? or wheel bearing? Is it safe to...

2007 Vauxhall Agila 1.2
Posted: Jun 5, 2021