The cars been in twice and they still dont get that my brakes are grinding. I feel like iam going mad. Has anyone else had this problem?? it only happens at low speeds when cueing in traffic, slowing down from under 10mph. it just sounds like when uve had the car stood for two weeks and the brakes rust over.

Please any ideas??

Yes, it is exactly as you said..... something to do with the material they use for the brake pads/shoes iirc.

Its not terminal, just means you have squeaky brakes until the layer of rust comes off the disc/drum.

I chatted to the dealer about it, and he said it was related to the brake pads containing particles of metal, as they cant use asbestos in the brakes now. I was initially worried that the rear shoes (drum rears on mine) were grinding metal on metal but they checked it over and said it was fine.

So, it still does it occasionally, but I know its nothing serious so it doesnt bother me.

Not an ideal answer I guess, but on the plus side, Ive just replaced my front brakes after 60K miles !!

Cheers.

RBW.

Mine have done it from new, but it's only the rears.

The noise reduces when they are warm, but it's always there. I never bothered the dealer with it, Ill fit new pads in a few months and it should sort it.

It's supposed to be a a result of glazing, but I think they are just crap pads.

My dealer also mentioned the "asbestos" thing to. The Grinding noise doesn't really bother me as long as the brakes do their job!

I get the same in my Octy, goes away after a bit but one thing's for sure, I can't creep up on anybody in the night!!! I also had new discs/pads on the front at 57k so can't complain.

Same in mine - grinding sound when stopping - annoying but not a big deal I hope

Mine have done it from new' date=' but it's only the rears.

The noise reduces when they are warm, but it's always there. I never bothered the dealer with it, Ill fit new pads in a few months and it should sort it.

It's supposed to be a a result of glazing, but I think they are just crap pads.[/quote']

Same as ^^^. Mine have been doing it for the last 1000 miles or so. Currently on 5.5k. I know what it is, it's not effecting the braking, so I'll just get them to look at it when it goes in for 10k.

Pretty poor though...

It's quite normal - my car usually does it after standing in cold weather for 24hrs. It's caused by surface corrosion on the rear discs and/or the pads glazing over. A couple of hard applications of the brakes will usually sort it.

My previous VW Bora did xactly the same, as does my Mum's Gold Mk4.

Dont worry. They all do this. Because the soundproofing of the wheels and tyres is so crap, then at very slow speeds you can hear the pads rubbing on the discs. Its quite normal, if a little annoying

It's quite normal - my car usually does it after standing in cold weather for 24hrs. It's caused by surface corrosion on the rear discs and/or the pads glazing over. A couple of hard applications of the brakes will usually sort it.

My previous VW Bora did xactly the same' date=' as does my Mum's Gold Mk4.[/quote']

its keeps doing it over and over again when ive done 200miles or just a quick 10mile journey. id expect more form a "hot hatch" the brakes should be able to cope with getting some stick now and again with out them glazing over.

its keeps doing it over and over again when ive done 200miles or just a quick 10mile journey. id expect more form a "hot hatch" the brakes should be able to cope with getting some stick now and again with out them glazing over.

I've had no problems with the performance of the brakes. It's just the noise that's a little disconcerting.

Yes mine did it on the 288mm brakes all the time but didnt affect performance.

*Side note - reffitting 288mm brakes this weekend :(

its keeps doing it over and over again when ive done 200miles or just a quick 10mile journey. id expect more form a "hot hatch" the brakes should be able to cope with getting some stick now and again with out them glazing over.

Hi

On mine they go nice and quiet once youe have given the brakes some stick and got some proper heat into them. It is when I have been pootling around that the noises start.

Chris

Yes mine did it on the 288mm brakes all the time but didnt affect performance.

*Side note - reffitting 288mm brakes this weekend :(

How come?

Ours does the same and has done for the last couple of thousand miles. Tried driving with the handbrake on to de-glaze the pads but it made no difference.

It has less than 4k on the clock and it's never been driven really hard- mostly motorway miles so no real braking effort needed, plus SWMBO does 90% of the miles in it and she's not exactly a boy racer!

Interestingly my Golf has the same rear brakes but doesn't make the noise (and it's just turned 62k on original discs and pads all round!)

Simple answer is to use the brakes a bit harder every once in a while - the discs rust up very very quickly, esp. with salt etc on the roads, and post washing the car. It's one of those things.

The scraping noises aren't because of the brakes being glazed, they're because they havent got used enough to scrape off the crud.

I find it an excellent excuse to try the brakes out a bit when taking a roundabout at enthiusiastic speeds

Simple answer is to use the brakes a bit harder every once in a while - the discs rust up very very quickly' date=' esp. with salt etc on the roads, and post washing the car. It's one of those things.

The scraping noises aren't because of the brakes being glazed, they're because they havent got used enough to scrape off the crud.

I find it an excellent excuse to try the brakes out a bit when taking a roundabout at enthiusiastic speeds [/quote']

Ill tell that to my girlfriend iam just trying the brakes LOL.

Works for me