Brakes grinding

roughyear · 02-23-2021, 06:33 AM

Well the X5 is about 2 months old now, and I've always had this brake/disc grinding sound coming from the passenger front brake, and it only happens/sounds when I'm driving real slow and applying the brake; you'd hear that typical metal-metal grinding sensation. Initially I thought there might have been some debris stuck between the pad/rotor, but none to be seen. So I though a few hundred miles would dissolve whatever was causing it. The brakes and rotor still look fine , but that damn sound is still there. It was there when I had the 22" summer wheels on, and still there when I changed out to the 20" winter wheels. I'm gonna take it in later this week to have the $tealerlook at it.

Any thoughts?

SmartSaves · 04-22-2021, 12:43 AM

Did the dealer find a resolution on your brake issue?

TxPres8th · 05-01-2021, 04:40 PM

Not sure if the sound is the same as mine - I describe it was a loud creaking sound. If brake hard - no issue. Slow braking (like baking up or parking) sounds terrible.

Had the dealer look at it early on. I was given a pamphlet on BMW brakes and no change.

The worse time is when the car is auto parking. It's so loud I'm almost embarrassed to use that feature.

For what it is worth - I recently had a bad mechanical failurehttps://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1813972 that had the car in the shop for a while. The loaner I had made a similar sound though not as loud.

02-23-2021, 06:33 AM	#1
roughyear Enlisted Member 6 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2021 X5 M Sport Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: DC iTrader: (0)	Brakes grinding Well the X5 is about 2 months old now, and I've always had this brake/disc grinding sound coming from the passenger front brake, and it only happens/sounds when I'm driving real slow and applying the brake; you'd hear that typical metal-metal grinding sensation. Initially I thought there might have been some debris stuck between the pad/rotor, but none to be seen. So I though a few hundred miles would dissolve whatever was causing it. The brakes and rotor still look fine , but that damn sound is still there. It was there when I had the 22" summer wheels on, and still there when I changed out to the 20" winter wheels. I'm gonna take it in later this week to have the $tealerlook at it. Any thoughts? __________________ Previous BMWs: 1982 320IS 1986 535i 2016 X6 M-Sport 2021 X5 M-Sport (current)
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04-22-2021, 12:43 AM	#2
SmartSaves X5 Enthusiast 461 Rep 762 Posts Drives: 2021 X5 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Neighbourhood of Santa iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 BMW X5 [10.00]	Did the dealer find a resolution on your brake issue? __________________ 2021 X5, Excellence, M Sport, DHP, DAP, RSE, MW, Merino.
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05-01-2021, 04:40 PM	#3
TxPres8th Enlisted Member 16 Rep 43 Posts Drives: BMW X5 Join Date: May 2020 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Not sure if the sound is the same as mine - I describe it was a loud creaking sound. If brake hard - no issue. Slow braking (like baking up or parking) sounds terrible. Had the dealer look at it early on. I was given a pamphlet on BMW brakes and no change. The worse time is when the car is auto parking. It's so loud I'm almost embarrassed to use that feature. For what it is worth - I recently had a bad mechanical failurehttps://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1813972 that had the car in the shop for a while. The loaner I had made a similar sound though not as loud.
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