scrunching when braking

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by lexidium, Jul 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM.

  1. lexidium

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    When I move forwarding and brake there's a nasty scrunching underneath.
    When I reverse and brake it, it goes away. Then, after reversing, it goes forward fine until I brake again.
    Brakes are ok. It's had shoes and disks all round this year.
    I limped home using the parking brake.
     
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    even though you had new brakes installed, someone should pull each wheel and look them over.
    where were they installed?
     
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    Already looked and they are ok and the wheels spin ok.
    It's not a scraping or squeaking sound. It's really loud and sounds as though the car's falling apart.
    After I break the noise continues until i go back a few yards in reverse and then it drives fine until I brake again.
     
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    'goes back to normal after reversing' sounds like a pad is shifting out of position, and being properly repositioned by reverse.
    or sometimes a rock is caught in there, hard to find