A4 Brake problem

Snakeweasel · 15-05-2015 12:01PM #1

Hi All, not sure if this is the right place to post this. I have a 08 A4 for the last few years and it has given me little to no trouble until this week when travelling to work I was taking the first exit off a roundabout and a squealing sound started as I steered left. It got louder and louder but faded once I sped up again. This happened for the next 2 days until the break pad warning light came on, this confused me as I had the break pads and discs changed in the last two months. The noise hasnt happened since the light came on, but now the light comes on every time I get in the car.

I have it booked into the garage for next week, but am wondering if anyone has experienced this or knows what it sounds like?

Alanstrainor · 15-05-2015 12:03PM

Maybe the sensor fell out and rubbed up against the disc? Hard to know though, could be many things.

Snakeweasel · 15-05-2015 12:05PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Maybe the sensor fell out and rubbed up against the disc? Hard to know though, could be many things.

I'm afraid it will be an expensive thing as I am considering trading up in a few months and dont want to spend a fortune on a car that I wont have this time next year

Snakeweasel · 15-05-2015 12:06PM

OSI wrote: »

See if you can spot a loose wire around the discs. Wouldn't be the first time a garage has cheaped out on pads with no sensors and cut off the old one and left it hanging.

I really dont know my a4se from my elbow when it comes to mechanical things so I wouldnt even know where to look

Alanstrainor · 15-05-2015 01:32PM

Snakeweasel wrote: »

I really dont know my a4se from my elbow when it comes to mechanical things so I wouldnt even know where to look

Does it have alloys? Look into the wheel and see if there's a wire.

But best get it checked regardless.

Stoolbend · 16-05-2015 12:08AM

Is it possible that the pads on the other axle are gone now?

Was it front or back you had replaced?

A4 Brake problem

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