About 6 months after purchasing my 2008 Mazda CX-7, I began to hear noise coming from the rear brakes, mostly on the passenger side. I had the dealer look at at but they could not solve the problem.They suggested to replace the rotors, which I did not think was the problem. I brought it to Midas and they cleaned and lubricated the sliders between the calipers. This made the noise go away, but about 2 months later the noise returned. I decided to bring it to another brake outlet and they inspected the brakes, indicating that the rotors were in good shape, no need to replace and the sliders were well lubricated. They could not determine what was causing the noise. I really had a vehicle that makes any kind of annoying noise, and this noise was very annoying. I brought it to a 4th brake outlet and again, they could not find anything wrong with the brakes, and even told me that all cars make noises when the brakes are applied....duh...I am no idiot. I asked them to lubricate the sliders which they did and again the noise disappeared for about 2 months.
Do I have to do this service to my brakes every 2 months to have quiet brakes. This makes no sense to me. There has to be a more permanent solution to this annoying problem. Any suggestions, or solutiions would be greatly appreciated. My next course of action may be to get rid of this vehicle.
About 6 months after purchasing my 2008 Mazda CX-7, I began to hear noise coming from the rear brakes, mostly on the passenger side. I had the dealer look at at but they could not solve the problem.They suggested to replace the rotors, which I did not think was the problem. I brought it to Midas and they cleaned and lubricated the sliders between the calipers. This made the noise go away, but about 2 months later the noise returned. I decided to bring it to another brake outlet and they inspected the brakes, indicating that the rotors were in good shape, no need to replace and the sliders were well lubricated. They could not determine what was causing the noise. I really had a vehicle that makes any kind of annoying noise, and this noise was very annoying. I brought it to a 4th brake outlet and again, they could not find anything wrong with the brakes, and even told me that all cars make noises when the brakes are applied....duh...I am no idiot. I asked them to lubricate the sliders which they did and again the noise disappeared for about 2 months.
Do I have to do this service to my brakes every 2 months to have quiet brakes. This makes no sense to me. There has to be a more permanent solution to this annoying problem. Any suggestions, or solutiions would be greatly appreciated. My next course of action may be to get rid of this vehicle.
- David H., Pembroke, Ontario, canada