Hi all,
I couldn't help but notice another flaw with my 2022 Ford Edge 2.0 turbo ecoboost AWD 8 speed auto transmission with 31000 miles. When parking my car in the driveway it looks like my front brake pad was melted onto the driver side fwd wheel. Neither the pads nor the rotors were replaced, neither are there any codes/check engine lights. I hope this is not true and that I just ran into something extremely adhesive on the road. Please view the picture and let me know your thoughts.
I might be wrong but that looks like a wheel balancer weight came off and glue residue is visible.
@jvin Do wheel balancers look similar to brake pads?
When parking my car in the driveway it looks like my front brake pad was melted onto the driver side fwd wheel. Neither the pads nor the rotors were replaced, neither are there any codes/check engine lights.
Those brakes are either semi-metallics or ceramic brakes, and they can withstand A LOT of heat! The brakes will glaze over if you wind up overheating them; they won't melt and leave crud on a wheel.
You probably ran over something really adhesive. Wheels take a beating. You may have lost a wheel balancer. That's happened to me a couple times.
I’m going to the mechanic tomorrow for this issue so I’ll let you know what he says.
So I went to the mechanic this morning. My mechanic said that it when I got a flat tire fixed 500 miles ago the mechanic shop forgot to clean the residue from the wheel weights. So they cleaned the residue from the wheel weights and car is as good as new (for now...)
@fishingandcarsenthusiast123 , And what did I tell you???
@JVin exactly! I still wanted to be safe rather than sorry, even my uncle who's a retired Mercedes Master Mechanic said the same thing. But thank you all for the help