Hi. I have a 2016 Honda Pilot with 65k miles on the clock.
When I brake I can hear a squeaking noise coming from the front-end of the vehicle when it comes to a full stop. I was pretty sure it was a suspension component failure.
I hooked up a listening device on 5 different points of the suspension and I couldn't find the source of that noise.
Since I hear it only when I brake, I hooked up the device on the upper brake caliper bolt and I couldn't believe my ears, the noise was coming from the brake caliper on the driver side.
How come a brake caliper can make squeaking noises like suspension components?
It's not uncommon.
are the squealers engaging? (worn pads)
Sometimes brake dust builds up, shims fall out, pistons seize, etc...
There's a variety of reasons. Try disassembling, cleaning with brake cleaner, apply some and anti-squeal compound and reassemble.
Some times it's just poorly made pads.
I see cars on the road with squeaking brakes every day. Most people just ignore it.
No, the squealers are not engaging. With the listening device, I can hear the pads against the rotor and it sounds ok. However, when the vehicle comes to a full stop, then I can hear the squeaking noise.
I can hear the normal friction between the pads and the rotors, with the listening device, right after pressing the brake pedal. But the squeaking noise shows up only when the vehicle comes to full stop on soft brakes.
Yes, that's totally normal. Pads usually squeak at low speed when the vibrations come down to human audible range.
Damn, those are brand new brake pads bought on rockauto.com
Probably the brake pads are not the highest quality and this stuff wasn't used when installing them:
To me, the brake pads are fine. I can hear the normal friction between the pads and the rotors, with the listening device, right after pressing the brake pedal. But the squeaking noise shows up only when the vehicle comes to full stop on soft brakes.