I’ve had my Performance S since October and immediately got acquainted with using regen brakes when coming up to a light. More often than not, you’ll eventually have to use the brakes to come to that complete stop (more so with “creep” on). In that last 1 mph before coming to a complete stop – I get this annoying squeak (actually - sounds more like a big fart) – the more you feather the brakes, the longer (and more annoying) the noise. I guess one simple solution – jam the brakes at the end and hope nobody is following too closely behind you.
So, I take it to TM Service and despite them having said that it’s “normal,” I insisted that it should not be the case and they ended up removing the brakes and chamfered the pads. This was to no avail as the noise came back the next day. (FYI – Car is garaged and not subject to overnight elements).
Other than certain very high performance vehicles that may have brakes specifically designed to withstand tremendous amounts of heat and as a result, may make brake noise at lower speeds (and colder temps) – What $100k car (Sig Perf), or even $60k+ cars, do you know of that has brake noises like that? Hell, Priuses don’t even make the noise – and they have regen brakes too.
Searching TMC – I find the Wiki “fix/workaround”:
I guess the question I have is twofold:
So, I take it to TM Service and despite them having said that it’s “normal,” I insisted that it should not be the case and they ended up removing the brakes and chamfered the pads. This was to no avail as the noise came back the next day. (FYI – Car is garaged and not subject to overnight elements).
Other than certain very high performance vehicles that may have brakes specifically designed to withstand tremendous amounts of heat and as a result, may make brake noise at lower speeds (and colder temps) – What $100k car (Sig Perf), or even $60k+ cars, do you know of that has brake noises like that? Hell, Priuses don’t even make the noise – and they have regen brakes too.
Searching TMC – I find the Wiki “fix/workaround”:
- Live with it and be glad you don't have to keep paying for brake pads
- Use the brakes occasionally, whether you need to or not
I guess the question I have is twofold:
- Does anybody else have a Performance S that farts on them when coming to a complete stop?
- Does any owner (Performance or Non) think that it's right to simply have to live with it?