Squealing sound when braking?

Norm Peterson · Mar 6, 2015

POOPonYOU said:
Yeah the manual does talk about occasional brake noise but for me it's more frequent. I would totally understand if all the new GT's were making the noise but that isn't the case.

What is the breakdown for noise occurrences between PP and non-PP GT's? It may be important at least within this thread.

rumson - I'm not objecting to any claims that a fully OE car should not have noisy brakes here, only your blanket implication that no car should ever have brakes that make any noise.

If you have never driven a car with track-capable brakes that bite STRONGLY AND RIGHT NOW, you have no idea what's on the other side of accepting some noise. Me, I'll take better braking at the cost of noise every time, even in my street drivers. If you're ever in front of me and have to stand on your brake pedal for any reason, I think you'd also prefer me to have chosen my pads that way. I'm betting that your Z never wore pads above a Hawk HPS performance street level, and even those aren't all that great (just quiet and relatively dust-free).

Mostly since I've started tracking my car, I find OE-level pads to be unsatisfyingly soft in developing real stopping power; it just doesn't happen right away. No wonder lots of cars have "brake assist" - soft initial braking does cost you extended stopping distances.

Norm

rumson · Mar 6, 2015

Norm Peterson said:
What is the breakdown for noise occurrences between PP and non-PP GT's? It may be important at least within this thread.

rumson - if you've never driven a car with track-capable brakes that bite STRONGLY AND RIGHT NOW, you have no idea what's on the other side of accepting some noise. Me, I'll take better braking at the cost of noise every time. If you're ever in front of me and have to stand on your brake pedal for any reason, I think you'd also prefer me to have chosen my pads that way. I'm betting that your Z never wore pads above a Hawk HPS performance street level, and even those aren't all that great (just quiet and relatively dust-free).

Mostly since I've started tracking my car, I find OE-level pads to be unsatisfyingly soft in developing real stopping power; it just doesn't happen right away. No wonder lots of cars have "brake assist" - soft initial braking does cost you extended stopping distances.

Norm

Non performance pack, I have a base gt.

Also, Ford tried to address my issue. I took it in and they agreed the noise was unacceptable. Unfortunately it hasn't helped.

FordService · Mar 6, 2015

POOPonYOU said:
Hey Jeff can you provide us with the TSB that was supposed to be announced today?

Hey POOPonYOU,

TSBs for any vehicle are sent directly to the dealers, due to the fact that it must be diagnosed first. At diagnosis, the tech can then look up any TSBs, etc. Your service department is the best resource for this, as we haven't been provided any information.

Jeff :ford:

FordService · Mar 6, 2015

V8Venom said:
Jeff,

Ann did call me but she keeps missing me. I only have my phone for a few hours during the workday and when I call back, I think she is on lunch so I keep missing her. I will keep trying. Thanks.

Mike

Is there a best contact time for you, Mike? I can send her a message to make sure she's aware. :thumbsup:

Jeff :ford:

Qwkynuf · Mar 6, 2015

Norm Peterson said:
What is the breakdown for noise occurrences between PP and non-PP GT's? It may be important at least within this thread.

Norm

I have a GT Premium, non PP. My noise started at around 300 miles. I currently have a little over 7500 and it is only getting worse. It used to only be the first couple of stops in the morning, especially when it was raining. Now it is virtually all low speed braking. It seriously sounds like a garbage truck stopping.

Stop and go rush hour traffic has become really annoying.

I will try to upload a cell phone video to YouTube later.

Here it is: [ame="[MEDIA=youtube]vo_4XaYo-uM[/MEDIA]"]

RedFive · Mar 6, 2015

Add me to the brake noise bunch, GT non-PP. I had Ford replace the brake pads around 3000 miles, the first 1000 miles on the new pads were fine, then the squeal slowly came back to now doing it almost always on very slow stops. Looking forward to hearing news of an official fix from Ford.

POOPonYOU · Mar 6, 2015

Qwkynuf said:
I have a GT Premium, non PP. My noise started at around 300 miles. I currently have a little over 7500 and it is only getting worse. It used to only be the first couple of stops in the morning, especially when it was raining. Now it is virtually all low speed braking. It seriously sounds like a garbage truck stopping.

Stop and go rush hour traffic has become really annoying.

I will try to upload a cell phone video to YouTube later.

Here it is:

It's set to Private. Can't watch it.

V8Venom · Mar 6, 2015

FordService said:
Is there a best contact time for you, Mike? I can send her a message to make sure she's aware.

Jeff :ford:

I am available after 3:30pm Central time

Qwkynuf said:
I have a GT Premium, non PP. My noise started at around 300 miles. I currently have a little over 7500 and it is only getting worse. It used to only be the first couple of stops in the morning, especially when it was raining. Now it is virtually all low speed braking. It seriously sounds like a garbage truck stopping.

Stop and go rush hour traffic has become really annoying.

I will try to upload a cell phone video to YouTube later.

Here it is:

I have a Base GT and I have the EXACT same issue. Cold, hot, wet, dry, does not matter. It's at low braking speeds and softer braking and happens all the time now. Started at around 250 miles for me. I am currently at 900 miles and it is just getting worse. I just had a friend look at me with a WTF look when he heard it. It absolutely sounds like a garbage truck stopping.

Qwkynuf · Mar 6, 2015

POOPonYOU said:
It's set to Private. Can't watch it.

Sorry - try it now...

jake-88 · Mar 6, 2015

Qwkynuf said:
I have a GT Premium, non PP. My noise started at around 300 miles. I currently have a little over 7500 and it is only getting worse. It used to only be the first couple of stops in the morning, especially when it was raining. Now it is virtually all low speed braking. It seriously sounds like a garbage truck stopping.

Stop and go rush hour traffic has become really annoying.

I will try to upload a cell phone video to YouTube later.

Here it is:

Wow that is bad...I really hope mine doesn't get to that level. I have about 1600 miles on it now and it only does it after its been sitting a while...having ford look at it 2maro

V8Venom · Mar 6, 2015

Just watched the video man and I feel your pain. I had to turn it off. Mine sounds exactly the same and I literally want to slouch in my car cause I am so embarrassed when it does it.

Qwkynuf · Mar 6, 2015

jake-88 said:
Wow that is bad...I really hope mine doesn't get to that level. I have about 1600 miles on it now and it only does it after its been sitting a while...having ford look at it 2maro

For the record, I wasn't doing anything to try to "make" it squeal. I was idling along in traffic and noticed it again, so I hit record on my cell phone.

I did have the driver's window open, and there was a Jersey barrier to my left which was probably echoing some, but it really is that loud all the time.

Only disappointment on an otherwise excellent car. Well, that and not having a heated steering wheel!

V8Venom · Mar 6, 2015

Qwkynuf said:
For the record, I wasn't doing anything to try to "make" it squeal. I was idling along in traffic and noticed it again, so I hit record on my cell phone.

I did have the driver's window open, and there was a Jersey barrier to my left which was probably echoing some, but it really is that loud all the time.

Only disappointment on an otherwise excellent car. Well, that and not having a heated steering wheel!

I am not doubting you one bit because I have the same noise. I know there are other naysayers though.

So I just spoke to the Regional Service Manager and she told me that they are redesigning the rotors because it is the rotors that is causing the issue. There will be a TSB out no later than the 2nd quarter. She said she did not have a date and did not know where the date of yesterday came from, but it was inaccurate. She said it will not go into the summer months, but it sure does sound like it's still going to be a little while before it's fixed.

POOPonYOU · Mar 6, 2015

V8Venom said:
I am not doubting you one bit because I have the same noise. I know there are other naysayers though.

So I just spoke to the Regional Service Manager and she told me that they are redesigning the rotors because it is the rotors that is causing the issue. There will be a TSB out no later than the 2nd quarter. She said she did not have a date and did not know where the date of yesterday came from, but it was inaccurate. She said it will not go into the summer months, but it sure does sound like it's still going to be a little while before it's fixed.

WOW! So now the dealers are getting the run around like we are. HAHA! Thanks for the info. Makes me not have to waste my time calling Joe Green back. I might just call him to tell him not to waste his time trying to contact the engineer.

V8Venom · Mar 6, 2015

POOPonYOU said:
WOW! So now the dealers are getting the run around like we are. HAHA! Thanks for the info. Makes me not have to waste my time calling Joe Green back. I might just call him to tell him not to waste his time trying to contact the engineer.

You should call him anyway and see what he has to say. Act like you don't know what I told you. I'm curious to see what information he has

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