es30014 Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 When driving the car this weekend on a wet surface, all of the sudden the car would make a screeching noise w/out putting on the brake or accelerating hard...just cruisin about 15 down the alley....anybody know anything about this??
steviej Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 wet surface like in rain soaked road or just damp? If there was water on the road, could be that it splashed on one of the two belts and the belt then slipped on the pulley causeing a loud screaching noise. Similar to that of a loose belt on start up. steviej
amf1932 Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Could this noise possibly be from the brake wear indicators? Maybe it seems louder when, "just cruisin about 15 down the alley".
SW03ES Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Thats my guess, the wear indicators always seem louder when going slow...
dropspace Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 one reason you heard it is that you were going slow and the other is probably the sound bouncing off the narrow walls of the alley. i had two distinct screeching episdoes on my 92 that are exactly like you describe. the first situation was indeed the wear indicators. the 92 i bought had almost no brakes on the back. so bad they needed new rotors. the second screech was because when I put the new rotors on, the pistons were seizing the shoes against the new rotors causing them and the new pads to head up to what I believe were fission sustaining temps (the wheel was so hot after driving i couldnt touch it ). my pads did not like that and would squeal just from the combination of the heat and the fact that the intense heat probably made the anti-squeal compound on the backs of the shoes wear out quickly. so maybe check both of those things. I would guess it is brake related though... also, does it stop when you apply the brake, light pressure or hard pressure?
es30014 Posted January 26, 2004 Author Posted January 26, 2004 it only happened 2 times....the road was really wet....and why would the brakes be wearing out when the car is only 2 yrs. old?????
amf1932 Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 You left absolutely NO information in your profile......especially the year of your car! Also, how many miles on your 2 year old car? :chairshot:
SW03ES Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 On a heavy vehicle like the Lexus with soft pads designed for quiet operation 2 years could easily be the brake life. Some LS owners dont even get 15,000 miles out of a set of brakes... Also all depends on how you drive.
es30014 Posted January 27, 2004 Author Posted January 27, 2004 sorry about not specifying the model year...02...I've put that in some other topics but I didn't think to put it here....the car has about 10000 miles on it
SW03ES Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 10000 miles is a little early... how hard do you drive it?
es30014 Posted January 29, 2004 Author Posted January 29, 2004 I don't brake hard...unless there's a situation that calls for it....sometimes I don't brake early because I'm "testing" the brakes....maybe since it only happened once or twice it''s not really a big deal???
es30014 Posted February 5, 2004 Author Posted February 5, 2004 It's been pouring down rain today here in Texas and I was out driving and I heard the screeching noise....it was really loud...happened two times on the passenger side of the car.....still has only happened when it rains....just thought I would let yall know
SW03ES Posted February 5, 2004 Posted February 5, 2004 And it does not happen when you're braking, does it go away when you brake?
es30014 Posted February 7, 2004 Author Posted February 7, 2004 I was not braking when it happened....oh and by the way I know earlier I said that the car had 10000 miles on it but it really has about 12200
SW03ES Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 I'd drop it by Lexus and see what they say since its under warranty.
93lexuses Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 It's been pouring down rain today here in Texas and I was out driving and I heard the screeching noise....it was really loud...happened two times on the passenger side of the car.....still has only happened when it rains....just thought I would let yall know The same thing happened to my car after driving threw water. I was told that i got a belt wet.
es30014 Posted February 9, 2004 Author Posted February 9, 2004 A wet belt makes sense...that's probably all it is
es30014 Posted February 14, 2004 Author Posted February 14, 2004 update.............heard the same noise today....and the road was DRY this time.....now what do yall think it might be??
SW03ES Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 I'd take it to Lexus since its still under warranty...
es30014 Posted February 15, 2004 Author Posted February 15, 2004 k, prob will do that......it needs oil changing too
SW03ES Posted February 15, 2004 Posted February 15, 2004 Well if you've got $200 lying around for Lexus to change the oil ;)
SW03ES Posted February 17, 2004 Posted February 17, 2004 Lexus dealers will charge you anywhere from $150 to $350 to do an oil change, or what they call a "mini inspection" which includes looking at a lot of things, changing the oil, rotating the tires. If you just want an oil change best to take it elsewhere.
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