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Brake pedal squeaks by jeann
Jul 30, 2006 (2:43 pm)
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I've only had my 06 TSX for one week. I hear squeaks when I step on the brake pedal every time. The sound is not very loud. But it's always there. The dealer says it's because of the moisture. It's been raining a lot recently in my city. Anybody has any ideas about this? Thanks in advance.
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Re: Brake pedal squeaks [jeann] by drewba
Jul 31, 2006 (4:32 am)
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Replying to: jeann (Jul 30, 2006 2:43 pm)

I don't recall ever hearing the breaks squeak in the year that I've owned the car (and I live in Seattle which went through 30+ straight days of rain this winter).
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Re: Brake pedal squeaks [jeann] by mrgold35
Aug 01, 2006 (6:05 am)
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Replying to: jeann (Jul 30, 2006 2:43 pm)

I’ve had my 06 TSX for 3 months and 3,500 miles with no squeaks from day one. Maybe you need to give the car more time to break in to see if it might go away. When I changed the breaks on my 97 Accord, it took a few weeks to stop squeaking and the same amount of time to start biting harder during breaking.
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Re: Brake pedal squeaks [mrgold35] by johnny420
Aug 01, 2006 (10:19 am)
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Replying to: mrgold35 (Aug 01, 2006 6:05 am)

If the brakes aren't properly bedded in during the first 500 miles or so, these types of issues can arise. That's why the manual says no hard braking for the first 500 mi. You should do that anytime new pads or rotors are installed, too.
 
And it's brakes people, not breaks!
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Re: Brake pedal squeaks [johnny420] by mlking
Dec 15, 2007 (12:47 pm)
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Replying to: johnny420 (Aug 01, 2006 10:19 am)

We have a 2006 TSX that we bought new in August 2006. We live in the northwest, and since the day we bought this car the brakes squeak/squel when you are in a drive thru at a fast food restaurant or when you are coming to a stop and the car speed is slow. The brake squeak/squel are worse in the winter versus the summer. We made a appointment to have the brakes looked at, and the service manager told us that the brakes on the TSX just do that, and that its normal. He did say he would resurface the rotors and replace the pads on the front this one time only. As soon as we rolled out of the dealership, the brakes squeaked/squeled just like before. The car now has 12k miles on it and the brakes are worse than ever. Sounds like a real POS going down the road. We are getting real frustrated with the brakes, not the car. Our local dealer is 120 miles away, so its not real close to just take it to the dealership all the time. Can anybody help here? thanks
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Re: Brake pedal squeaks [mlking] by fedlawman
Dec 15, 2007 (1:17 pm)
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Replying to: mlking (Dec 15, 2007 12:47 pm)

When a manufacturer decides what type of brake pads to put on a new car, they have to consider stopping power cold and hot, dust characteristics, pad wear life, noise, pedal feel, and numerous other factors.
 
When I took my TSX to the track (a demanding 2.25 mile road course that's notoriously hard on brakes) back in 2004, the OE brakes lasted all day long with little sign of fade. In order for your TSX to have outstanding braking capability like this, it requires the use of aggressive compound pads - and a side effect of these compounds is some noise/squealing.
 
The noise your brakes make when coming to a stop or slowly rolling through a drive-through is completely normal and in no way indicates a problem with your brakes. You can temporarily quiet your pads by applying some anti-squeal compound or a special adhesive backing to the back of your brake pads, but this material doesn't last forever and the squealing will return.
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Re: Brake pedal squeaks [mlking] by nj2pa2nc
Dec 15, 2007 (7:14 pm)
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Replying to: mlking (Dec 15, 2007 12:47 pm)

i also have a 2006 tsx, bought new in November 06. I do mostly highway driving and my brakes never have made any squealing noise so i would not consider what your brakes do normal. my car has almost 33,000 miles.
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2009 ACURA TSX brake squealing by joan15
Apr 23, 2009 (12:07 pm)
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anyone heard of an updated ACURA solution to this? Bought the car 3 months ago and have intermittent noise (not every time I drive the car). Dealer says Acura is aware but has not issued a solution yet - they offered to cut down my rotors a bit and replace the pads - should I do this? Otherwise I like the car a lot.

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