Can anybody help me diagnose a noise ive been hearing recently in my 08CS? At nearly every red light and stop sign while coming to a stop, i use the brakes until i can safely roll at 4 mph up to the white line etc..with my foot off the brakes completely, i constantly hear a faint squeak/whine coming from my cayenne as it rolls to a complete stop from 4 mph down. I find this very troubling considering i just had an issue with my brakes not too long ago. Input on what might be going on here would be greatly appreciated.

 

what was your past brake issue?

 

Take it to the car wash and blast the rotors, calipers, and pads with high pressure water from several angles. Try to get the back side of the calipers and rotors too. I think that will take care of the issue.

 

Does it only do it on an incline?

 

it's just breaks squeaking, don't ever try bringing it in to dealer, because they will show you a technical bulletin saying that squeaking brakes are normal.. i used to have the same problem, but it just got away by itself after a while, so, just wait...

 

are the pads ok---does it sound like metal to metal

 

Believe me i tried that atleast 3 times .. they are useless to say the least.

Sparkhill, are you implying that it might just be brake dust? Because all the brakes stop squeaking until more dust accumulates.

To be honest, i wasnt expecting my vehicle to sound like a city bus coming to a stop when drove it off the lot

 

no it does it at every light/stopsign

 

try breaking harder then and get them seated properly

 

Yes, that was what I was thinking. My wife's Cayenne sometimes gets a weird squeak (almost an oscillating hum) at very low speeds during both starting and stopping from brake dust accumulation. After a really good blast with the power washer, everything is fine again for 2-4 weeks. It is an easy thing to try.