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Mike Fleming Posted on Sep 04, 2016
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I have an 02 Dodge Ram 1500 ,2wd.Whenever I turn left,my truck makes a squealing noise,like a worn brake pad.Checked all brakes,ok.Cant figure out what or where noise is coming from

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You could easily have a front wheel bearing going bad. They tend to get louder when turning. The squeal can be from the bearing itself, or possible from the brake rotor rubbing on the brake stone guard behind the rotor when turning. That rubbing won't occur unless there is excessive play in the wheel bearing or if the guard is bent.

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  • Posted on Dec 01, 2008

SOURCE: pull to the left, Brakes

Sounds like it was pulling before the brake job...if so the only thing you didn't replace was the rotors, I assume you turned them? and did you see hard spots on the rotor? discolored area that didn't cut the same......switch the rotors left to right and see if the problem moves or just replace them if they've been cut twice.

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Marvin

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  • Posted on Jun 03, 2009

SOURCE: worn out rear brake pad only on 1 side...

sounds like the caliper is defective, replace rebuilt the brake caliper.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 26, 2009

SOURCE: 2004 Sedona Front brakes making noise

it sounds like it is in the pads and rotors they might be in servicable condition but if they have ever gotten hot they can start making noises and make stopping a little bit harder.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 15, 2012

SOURCE: I need to know what is wrong with my dodge ram 1500 . When I brake the truck squeals and its not my brake pads cause they look like new .

Did you install Dodge Replacement pads or aftermarket? With the size of the rotors and pads on your Ram it is not uncommon for aftermarket pads to have squeal. Did you install and use the anti-squeal material that should have come with the pads?

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  • Posted on Sep 19, 2012

SOURCE: 2005 dodge ram truck brakes wont stop squelling

normaly squealing is caused by te pads still touching disks when moving put some copper grease on the backs of the break pads so when you take your foot of the brake the pads come off the disks hope this helps ivan

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Brakes make a whistle noise when applied and sometimes a low grown or grinding when coming to a slow stop or start.

A grinding or rumbling noise can also be symptoms of a wheel bearing or constant velocity joint in a driveshaft. A worn wheel bearing can also cause a 'whistling' sound (as can a worn CV joint).

A grinding noise with brakes is either worn pads causing metal to metal contact on the brake disk/rotor, or the brake backing plate catching on a spinning rotor ... or a loose/missing anti squeal brake shim (they stop the pads from rattling and vibrating).

However, as you say a mechanic has looked at the brakes and can't find anything wrong .. I think I would begin to suspect a wheel bearing or constant velocity joint on the driveshaft (front wheel drive cars).
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Squealing at the right front wheel

The brake lining's have worn away, the squealing was metal to metal (worn pad against metal disc) The worn pad will have damaged the brake disc. Very dangerous. You will now have to have new brake pads and discs fitted to BOTH front wheels to put it right. Good luck
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I need to know what is wrong with my dodge ram 1500 . When I brake the truck squeals and its not my brake pads cause they look like new .

Did you install Dodge Replacement pads or aftermarket? With the size of the rotors and pads on your Ram it is not uncommon for aftermarket pads to have squeal. Did you install and use the anti-squeal material that should have come with the pads?
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I have a dodge ram 1500 and yr 2007 and it sqeals only when breaking and it is not my brake pads

When were your pads replaced last? Aftermarket semi-metallic pads are all different. You could four sets of pads by the same manufacturer and three sets are fine and the forth set will squeal all of the time. If the brakes only make noise when you are applying pressure that is about all it could be. Your pads probably look new and still squeal. Try having your rotors resurfaced or scuffed up and see if that helps!
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Scrapping sounds whenever brakes beein applied

DONT drive it any more, except straight to the nearest brake shop.

Brakes can wear out in a year depending on the hardness of the pads fitted. Many are soft to prevent any squealing.

If your model has wear indicators fitted to the brakes, these will squeal or scrape when the brakes are worn.

If not, I think your brakes are possibly worn down to the metal. This has to be attended to ASAP.

The wobbling over 65mph indicates a front wheel balance is needed, and maybe an alignment. This would be fairly routine after a year of driving.

The ABS light may be a separate fault, or related to brake wear. Either way, don't ignore this. Brakes are not to be messed with.

The noises when turning left and right, in a FWD car, indicate your CV joints may be failing. The classic test is to get in a parking lot, and do slow circles at full lock, left then right, listening out the window. Clicking or grinding noises will indicate you probably need replacement front axles, about $150 parts plus labour.

Shop around.
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When driving or starting the car i notice when using the brakes it makes a squeaking noise - not all the time think its possibly damp causing it as it was raining yesterday and it happened but no rain...

To address your first problem squeaking brakes aka "brake squeal", is most often casued by one or 2 things: "Pad vibration" or a "low brake warning sensor".

Pad vibation is usually caused by ineffective pad anti-rattling clips & hardware that allow the pads to vibrate at a super fast speed whenever the brakes are applied, thus causing a high pitch brake squeal. To correct this, replace all the pad hardware and anti-rattling clips and make sure you use a quality pad set that has anti-rattling plates attached to the backs of them. Weather conditions do affect brake squeal, that is why it seems to be worse at times.

Low brake warning sensor squeal occurs when your brake pads reach the point of replacement, the sensor attached to the pads scrapes on the rotor which produces a high pitch squealing sound to warn you it's time for new pads.

As far as your second problem goes (a knocking sound), I'll need more information about the problem before I can offer a possible cause (eg. happens on left or right turns, while going over bumps, at high or low speeds, accellerating...).
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