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#54 of 63 Squealing brakes after rainy days by mantech

May 14, 2010 (2:04 pm)

I already reached the 50,000km, Brakes and gas accelator has been done, Now I'm having experience (occasionally) squealing noise coming from rear wheels.
If I drive the cars on the \wet days, in the next morning noise can be heard after releasing the parking brake. Not sure if it's coming from the rear brakes.
The noise could last for a few seconds while driving, Is ehre anyone who experienced this kind of symptom? It,s a 1.8L, Touring package. I have to make an appointment soon before the warranty expires (60,000K) Don't know if there's
some chargeable things so I have to watchout carefully. If it's the brakes issue.

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May 14, 2010 (4:04 pm)

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#56 of 63 Re: 2003 Matrix - pulsating brakes [mwc979] by 383

Jan 21, 2011 (1:10 pm)

Replying to: mwc979 (Apr 05, 2010 12:00 pm)
I own a 2006 matrix all wheel drive. bought the car with 24,000 miles on it. and it now has 134,000 miles. have replaced the front brakes 4 times so far. after rotor and brake replacement the pulsating and wheel shake is hardly noticeable. after about 8,000 miles the pulsating and wheel shake comes back and gets so bad I have to replace the brake pads and rotors way before they should be replaced.. I have tried several different types of rotors and brake pads with the same results. I suspect the wheel hubs are flawed. need to put a dial indicator on the hubs and see if they are out of round. I just have not taken the time to really check out the problem. so far toyota has not responded to inquiry this seems to be wide spread on the matrix.

#57 of 63 Re: 2003 Matrix - pulsating brakes [mwc979] by kathychung

Jan 24, 2011 (5:51 pm)

Replying to: mwc979 (Apr 05, 2010 12:00 pm)
I posted exactly the same problem before. I finally found another personal with the same experience. Mine is 2003 Matrix xR, too. I still have not figured out the cause. It shakes like crazy when I brake at above 55MPH. I am about to change the front brakes and rotors. Not sure if this will work. Any advice from anyone?

#58 of 63 Re: 2003 Matrix - pulsating brakes [383] by biglabdogs

Feb 14, 2011 (9:04 am)

Replying to: 383 (Jan 21, 2011 1:10 pm)
I have the same problem but on a 2003 Vibe. 139k miles on it. This will be the fifth set up brake pads for the front as I today am having new brake pads put on again and turning rotors (which are new in last year) again. I did have a bad brake caliper which was causing wear on the front driver side brake pad. Did you find anything with the wheel hubs. Other than the door lock actuators this is the only problem Ive really had.

#59 of 63 Re: 2003 Matrix - pulsating brakes [kathychung] by biglabdogs

Feb 14, 2011 (9:07 am)

Replying to: kathychung (Jan 24, 2011 5:51 pm)
Replacing front brakes and/or turning or replacing rotors does fix it....but it seems to come back within 15,000 miles for me. It didn't start happening on mine until about 80k. Mine is about 55mph and I believe that is a sign of warped rotors. What I can't figure out is why they are warping so quickly and I do seem to go through front brakes much faster on this car than my other vehicles in the past.

#60 of 63 Re: 2003 Matrix - pulsating brakes [mwc979] by fritz49

Jun 15, 2011 (1:39 pm)

Replying to: mwc979 (Apr 05, 2010 12:00 pm)
My 2003 Matrix AWD has a similar brake problem, but mine will act like warped rotors only part of the time! The first few times they acted like this was in the rain and after I had been driving for miles without touching the brakes! Weird! Now they act up after continued braking, I live in the Ozarks we have hills! So, I've never had warped rotor symptoms on any vehicle that go away. Once the rotor are warped, they are warped! What the heck is going on? I'm ready to buy after market front brakes, rotors calipers and all. Anyone know a good brand? You can spend as much as you want, I don't want to buy another car, just fix the brakes.

#61 of 63 Re: Matrix brakes [floorshift] by ravor

Nov 29, 2011 (10:16 am)

Replying to: floorshift (Jun 28, 2006 7:29 pm)
Just replaced Back brakes 40,000 km and now need to do the front 46,000 km. never in my life have I replaced back brakes before the front 2009 matrix bought new

#62 of 63 Re: Matrix brakes [ravor] by ravor

Dec 03, 2011 (8:38 pm)

Replying to: ravor (Nov 29, 2011 10:16 am)
Before they did the back brakes the only way to remove the back wheels (to put snow tires on) was with a rubber hammer as the wheels would not come off. After the brake job they come off like a normal wheel does - think the wheels interacted with the brakes cover and may be causing problems with them

#63 of 63 Re: 2003 Matrix - pulsating brakes [fritz49] by dewill72511

Apr 15, 2012 (12:34 pm)

Replying to: fritz49 (Jun 15, 2011 1:39 pm)
I have a 2002 Matrix and have the same intermittant. Did you ever find out what was causing this?

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