So I've been reading that the M3 usually doesn't need brakes until up to 100k miles due to the use of regen braking (which I religiously use—I almost never step on the brakes), so I'm wondering why the hell I'm getting a nasty scraping sound coming from the front end every time I leave in the morning. The car only has 40k miles.
I read on the forums that the scraping noise is likely due to rust buildup on the rotors, and that a very firm jam on the brakes should fix the noise. So two days ago, I JAMMED on the brakes going down my road, and unfortunately, I still heard the noise yesterday morning. I also read it could be a small rock jammed somewhere, but it can't be that because this only happens in the mornings at low speeds.
This is straight from Tesla:
"A wear indicator is a thin metal strip attached to the brake pad that *squeals* as it rubs against the rotor when the pad wears down."
But this is more of a scraping/scouring sound. It's definitely NOT a squeal. And it's not constant, either—it's like an on and off scraping sound as the wheels turn, and I only notice it when I leave my house in the morning at low speeds...it's very loud and embarrassing and lasts for quite a while down the road as I slow down and pull away from a stop.
So if it's not the wear indicators, what else can I try to do to mitigate the noise??
TIA!
I read on the forums that the scraping noise is likely due to rust buildup on the rotors, and that a very firm jam on the brakes should fix the noise. So two days ago, I JAMMED on the brakes going down my road, and unfortunately, I still heard the noise yesterday morning. I also read it could be a small rock jammed somewhere, but it can't be that because this only happens in the mornings at low speeds.
This is straight from Tesla:
"A wear indicator is a thin metal strip attached to the brake pad that *squeals* as it rubs against the rotor when the pad wears down."
But this is more of a scraping/scouring sound. It's definitely NOT a squeal. And it's not constant, either—it's like an on and off scraping sound as the wheels turn, and I only notice it when I leave my house in the morning at low speeds...it's very loud and embarrassing and lasts for quite a while down the road as I slow down and pull away from a stop.
So if it's not the wear indicators, what else can I try to do to mitigate the noise??
TIA!
