Do Your Brakes Emit a Cheap Sounding Squeak?

[highfalutintodd]

I've got 60,000 miles on mine and the brakes have squeaked for years. Tesla service tried to do something about it once upon a time but it didn't seem to take. It's annoying but I've gotten used to it at this point.

 

[oktane]

No. Not normal on any car but dealers love to spin it that way since it is not easy to solve. I'd only worry if it's constantly making noise and not just in the rain.

 

[Shock-On-T]

I had same thing.

The answer about regen braking is correct. Basically your brakes are too new. Mine are perfect after about 11,000kms.

 

[deonb]

Mine took about 4000 miles to go away. So sometimes its quicker.

 

[Archduke]

The brakes on my new Model S P100D squeak SO badly. It is really annoying. The Tesla Store in Burbank told me it is 'normal'. No one bothered to tell me it would go away after a couple thousand miles. Somewhat relieved to learn that here.

 

[luckyj]

I did several heavy brakes on my new P100D, and it went away. I'm only at 850mi. I think about 5 or 6 times, got up to 80, braked fairly heavy to 0 with regen on low. Stopped the low-speed squeak ever since.

Of course, just like many other cars, I get some temporary squeaking after they get wet due to rust that forms. If I do a couple of moderate brakes, it knocks the rust off and goes away pretty quickly.

 

[DrivingRockies]

I did several heavy brakes on my new P100D, and it went away. I'm only at 850mi. I think about 5 or 6 times, got up to 80, braked fairly heavy to 0 with regen on low. Stopped the low-speed squeak ever since.

Of course, just like many other cars, I get some temporary squeaking after they get wet due to rust that forms. If I do a couple of moderate brakes, it knocks the rust off and goes away pretty quickly.

Denver SC suggested the same.

 

[markn455]

So after 6k mikes this goes away? Can someone 100% confirm that from their own experience?

I am up to 31,000 miles and NO the noise does not go away.

 

[Ormond]

My X squeals like pig each morning backing out of my garage. No weight jokes please.

 

[Don85D]

As stated. brake pads in NA tend to be softer for less noise and more brake dust while German (European) pads were harder and they squealed. Too solve this shims were placed behind the pads to raise the squeal frequency beyond human hearing frequencies.

I actually prefer the harder pads and can live with any noises generated. It's normal for harder brake pad materials, in my experience.

 

[Lex]

There have been some interesting discussions on this topic in older threads. Europeans from what I recall are very accustomed to brake squeal and don't complain, because it's actually better to get that energy out as sonic resonance versus the alternatives.

My MS occasionally squeals but with regenerative braking (the new reduced cold climate regen level is actually quite decent) doing most of the slowing, it just don't bother me one bit.

 

[CHG-ON]

Mine hasn't gone away after 30K. It's not as extreme as your video. But I always get a chirp when they are wet. Annoying. But I have gotten over it because they work so incredibly well when I really need them.

 

[Trunk Gap]

I find the brakes to be uninspiring and soft, honestly. Will try a couple hard brake runs and see if that helps.

 

[theslimshadyist]

No. Not normal on any car but dealers love to spin it that way since it is not easy to solve. I'd only worry if it's constantly making noise and not just in the rain.

It only makes noise during the rain and then for an extended period of time afterwords.

 

[cman8]

21k miles here. Squeal is still there especially after a wash. I do get rid of it though by bedding in the pads every time. Works well for me and the squeal almost completely goes away.

 

[Nick B]

My SC also recommended to do a few hard brakes when it's raining (especially icy rain) to remove that layer of rust/dirt and to make sure that the brakes are there when you really need them.

 

[GadgetGeek407]

I currently have a 76k mile 2013 p85+ I just bought and omg is it ever so loud, I just cant imagine this being normal on such an expensive car....no other cars do this, how can this be normal? Is there correlation to the regen system?

 

[DarkMatter]

Nope. They are still the same pieces as normal brakes. Bed them in, and if it still does it, they can be treated with anti-squeal. Ever since banning asbestos in the pads they have been noisier across all makes/models if not properly bedded in.

 

[Naonak]

I had the same problem on my Tesla in the beginning. The fastest way to make it go away is to do a few panic stops from highway speeds. That will quiet it down for awhile until they finally seat in and shut up for good.

 

[K-MTG]

Mine started making a sweat noise at low speeds (especially when turning) from the front right of the car. The car is wet from rain