I just had new brake pads put on my 1996 Honda Civic LX front wheels 2 months ago. Last week I pressed the brake when coming to a stop and it squeaked. It was squeaking when turning and braking, and now it squeaks at all times while driving too. There is NO squeak when I am stopped, but when the car is in motion and while braking, there is squeaking. Does anyone know what this could be? Can I fix it myself?

 

do you hear a scratching noise also like metal on metal ?

 

Did you install the pads or did a shop do it?

Did the back of pads get coated in lube?
Did the pins and also the hardware get lube?

Id take the pads off, use a wire brush on the metal sliders and lube pins and sliders then re-assemble.

 

Also check your dust shield to make sure it's not rubbing your rotor.

 

I vote this ....those dust shields are so thin and easy to bend they will rub on the rotors/knuckle and make you think your axles have gone out!

 

Yep. Correct suggestions mentioned.

Although it may not be the dust shield, usually that would just happen right after install as you accidently bent the thin shield while working around it.
I think the pins might of not gotten lubed and are now keep the calipers compress slightly keeping the brakes engaged which would prematurely wear out the pads, exposing metal to metal, and constantly.

So that means you need new pads. If you allow it to keep grinding, you might then need to get new rotors. You can probably still save the caliper by lubing the pins this time, but if it happens again prematurely then I would suggest getting a good caliper.

So you can try just bending the dust shield back away while the wheels are on, but if it is still happening I suspect what I mentioned above.