Hi, as my car is about to come to a stop, I hear this slow grinding noise coming from the front of the car...kinda of like a slow grunting noise. I just had my brakes serviced less than 30,000 miles ago, so I doubt that the pads have worn out already. Anyone have any idea what it is?

 

ABS pump.

 

Brake pads can wear out in less than 30K miles. It could be the pads.

How thick is the pad material? (You can see the edge of the pad material by looking through the spokes of the wheel. If you're not sure how to do this, ask anyone who knows about cars to show you how.)

If it's about 2 mm thick or less, it's time to replace the pads.



[Modified by nsxtasy, 9:47 AM 6/20/2001]

 

ABS pump is a good call . . . i had one go on my '90 audi quattro coupe 2 years ago. the car did have the ability to turn ABS on/off at will (switch on dash), which was VERY slick, but when ABS was on and you came to a stop (RIGHT before you come to a stop, at like ~10mph), the pedal would modulate and there would be that nasty grunting/grinding 'ABS noise'.

bad ABS sensor maybe?

 

did you fix it ..what was the problem..I'm having same problem....how did you fix it if you did...please tell me detail..please

 

does anyone have same problem...how to fix...i really want to know what the problem is....

 

Take it to the dealer.

I've heard good things about the service at Go Acura in Grand Rapids, BTW (I know you don't have an Acura dealer in Lansing).

 

Ditto. How hard is that?


Boba- who wished that he had time to put his Spoon Calipers on his car.

 

And I've heard bad things about them. I'll tell you bad things about them.

 

man, you lazy people.... pull the ABS fuse to deactivate the ABS modulator... then try to stop again... if you no longer get the "grrrrrr" noise then you know what the problem is. like, a 5 minute time investment.

can check pad thickness looking inside the caliper.

D

 

You're in the same situation in Kzoo (no Acura dealer within 50 miles). What do YOU do?

(You COULD take it to the local Honda dealer, if they're any good - but I don't know if they could do any warranty work, and they might not have the parts in stock. Same deal with any independent mechanic, preferably one who's good and works on Hondas.)

 

I just recently went to South Bend for service and to fix GO's screw-up

 

Where in South Bend? There's no Acura dealer there, either...