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When I press the brake pedal and hold it, such as at a red light, I get a cricket/cicada (soft) sound coming from it. It only stops when I let it go. My ABS light is on, so wondering if those two are connected somehow?
Any thoughts on this one? :?: :_confused
Do you get the "cLuNk" sound when you let go the brakes?, especially after a harder stop?
I will pay attention a bit more to this, but thinking back it seems I do from time to time. I know we have some normal, hard shifting and never really thought about it much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldub
No connection.
Pop the bonnet and twist the rubber bumpers out a turn or two to get rid of the chirping.
Send your ABS controller and $85 to the guy in Virginia to get rid of the ABS light.
Does the noise go away when you release the brake & put it in neutral?Quote:
Originally Posted by crager34
I keep telling you guys...you just need to turn your stereo up more! All those lttle noises will then disappear...AMFM! :)
Billy, go sit by your dish, I'm try'n to help Crager here...:laughing:Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
Yep.... noise goes away when I release the brake. Not there any other time. Prolly just one of those things, she is getting a bit old. Running great though..... gas mileage is decent, no been over heating....at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldub
Yeah.... prolly just me.
NO, not just you. Your cicada description kinda adds to the description in my mind as a "whirring", though whirring was never completely accurate as a description IMO. If that sounds familiar, I've noticed & suffered with it for years...:(Quote:
Originally Posted by crager34
We should start a 12 step program, for the benefit of the forum...:yes:
But I am serious about your description adding another element to my description of "the noise"...:yesgray:
Just sounds like you need to add a bit of fiber to your diet Dub! :)
CARBON, that is...:yesgray:Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
Wait... does this mean you know what this is? It has never been scary enough to track down. I just assumed it was assorted play in the myriad mechanics involved in getting power from the engine to the wheels. If this is something I should be looking into, I'd like to hear it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldub
Coming from the pedal area? It is a chirping noise? Something like a loose belt noise? If it was power steering, I could make some stuff up, but for the brake, I've got nothing... How about a hissing noise? The brake booster runs on vacuum, so a vacuum leak might sound like rushing air.Quote:
Originally Posted by crager34
The noise I experience is REALLY hard to describe, & I'm always too "forgetful" (:_beer:) in Moab to listen to, oh I duuno...14 - 20 other VX's...:rolleyesgQuote:
Originally Posted by mdwyer
Ahhhhhhh...priorities...:slap:
Did you try this? I had this problem years ago, and had forgotten all about it until I read this post. This is all it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowPro48
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Dub what are you thinking behind this question. Reason I ask is I have put up with a lot of clunk ,tap, creak at a stop. Seems to be link to the braking. It is not driveline clunk I am convinced of that. All tie rod ends, ball joints, and cv joints have been replaced. Its so bad I had a passenger commenting on it. I have wondered if I have play in my trailing links or torsion bars or control arm bushings. Sorry to hijack the thread. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Ldub
I had bad control arm bushings and the symthoms were very differant. I would get a rythmic bad vibration from the bad side that would yank the steering wheel like the tire had a flat spot in it...but it would only happen during normal accelerations and usually stopped past 40-45mph. There is a tread on here somewhere about it.
Back to somewhat on topic, a somewhat common cause of clunking during acceleration/ braking is the tramsmission mount bolts loosening/ falling out. Myself included, several on here have had this happen.
The creaking during braking I think is normal in older drivetrains. When stopping, the car is still trying to go forward while in gear and idling so suspension part will creak.
[QUOTE=Triathlete;235998]I had bad control arm bushings and the symthoms were very differant. I would get a rythmic bad vibration.... QUOTE]
Maybe this is what is going on that tapping under my feet. More to check out.
Went to lunch with a co-worker and she commented on my faded paint. I said: My car is old.... paint means nothing to me if the engine isn't working, so that is where the money goes. Preventative and otherwise.
Could some of this brake "clunking" be loose calipers, or maybe the parking brake shoes are out of whack in the back. (yeah, that rhymes).
Crager...I could strongly feel it in the steering wheel. When the cont arm bushings are bad it allows the cont arm to move around...almost feels like one wheel (in my case the pass side was bad) is driving on bad wash-boarded road or the rumble strips on the side of the road only way worse.
Well, my clunking followed me even after the dealer replaced the brakes. I assume they would have at least commented on that at the time. On the other hand, we are talking about a dealership...Quote:
Originally Posted by MSHardeman
I'm going to go look at the transmission mounts, though. I also see that the non-threadjacked discussion has become active again, so I'll go re-read that, too...
Anyway, sorry for the threadjack. The original original thread was about a chirping brake pedal! :bwgy: Sooooo, anyway, we're not talking about that kind of all-over squeaking that the brakes do when they're just at the edge of holding you at a stop? eg, the noise doesn't go away when you really stomp on the brakes?