Diablo3305

Anyone get a high pitched noise from their brakes on the 03's? I hvae only noticed it twice

first time: Was after an ice storm in NY, my entire car was covered in a thick layer of ice. I drove home to NJ, about 200 miles. This was a couple of hours later, but i was backing up, and i heard this really high pitched noise when i applied the brakes.

second time: A couple hours after i washed my car, i was backing it off the lawn and i heard the same noise.

Anyone have this, or any idea what it might be. I am taking it in for an oil change once i get back to NJ next week, so ill probably have them look at it then.

BT17R

I've had the car wash experience. It's normal. Oxidation (rust) forms on the iron rotors during a hand wash. It's removed at the first brake application, making the noise you described. I don't know about your ice experience, could've been a chunk of ice somewhere in the brake system that broke off or melted. I wouldn't be too concerned.

Mojo9

I have the same shriek sound too when I am backing up and then stopping before I pulled out from my driveway, but I thought it was just with new brakes. Sometimes I get it after getting back from the gravel roads, the sand and mud gets around the brakes, and a few days later the noise is gone.

Good Times

I think BT17R is right... It shouldn't be a problem at all. If you're concerned, then you should remove one of the tires and see if there are any abnormal wear to the disc itself. But I wouldn't worry about it as it's something everyone has pretty much experienced.

If you experience this on a regular basis, then I'd say that's something you want to have checked but in this case, I don't think you have to worry..

jharris2

For the after-wash noise, I've seen this on other vehicles with 4-wheel discs, and it has never been a mechanical issue. Annoying as it can be, but even our mechanic checked out the old Concorde (had it really bad) and said it was nothing to worry about.

I like that....are they in tune?

impulsebrklyn

it will happen when there wet, it happens on all cars so dont worry about that. on mine ive noticed when I just start up the 4runner and go in reverse it sqeaks alittle but as soon as it warms up it stops. And ive never heard it going fowarrd

One of my belt sqweaks when i first start it up which is starting to piss me off. Im gonna have toyota fix it in a few weeks when the recall for the v6 is official.

Chris

Woodbert

Chris,

What's the recall on the V6 about?

Good Times

2003 4runner v6 fuel pulsation damper recall linkie:

http://216.110.167.77/forums/showthr...threadid=14178

Lance

impulsebrklyn

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...&threadid=9188

i posted this over a week ago and got no responses but there it is again