My car scrapes the ground when brakes are applied
#1
My car scrapes the ground when brakes are applied
Hi,
I'm having this strange issue with my mini cooper (hard top 2013): sometime when I apply the brakes, I can feel the car is scraping the ground, making noise and causing vibrations on the brake pad.
The scraping sound/vibration tends to happen whenever there is some thin layer of ice/now, dirt, dead leaves etc on the road. It's not particularly annoying, but I'm concerned if this would be a safety issue.
Don't know if someone can shed some insights.
Thanks
I'm having this strange issue with my mini cooper (hard top 2013): sometime when I apply the brakes, I can feel the car is scraping the ground, making noise and causing vibrations on the brake pad.
The scraping sound/vibration tends to happen whenever there is some thin layer of ice/now, dirt, dead leaves etc on the road. It's not particularly annoying, but I'm concerned if this would be a safety issue.
Don't know if someone can shed some insights.
Thanks
#2
When you apply the brake you hear a scraping noise and feel a vibration? Are you sure that your brake pads still have good life to them? Are you sure it's only when the road is "slick?" Vibration under braking sounds like a warped rotor issue and the scraping while braking may be metal on metal that you're hearing. I'd inspect your brake pads to see how much life they have left.
#3
You could be engaging ABS....ABS sends a similar sensation through the brake pedal. The fact it happens mainly on slick surfaces leads me to believe that is the case...Not a safety issue in that case. It allows you to stop without sliding the tires...
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