# 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx Brake trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-brake-trouble/171098>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, brakes\
**Created:** [October 11, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-brake-trouble/171098 "2020-10-11T15:37:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tracy02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@tracy02](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tracy02)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-brake-trouble/171098/1 "2020-10-11T15:37:04Z")

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my 2005 malibu maxx ls is scarey to drive. when pressing the breaks it will make a wierd kinda grinding sound and feels like a bumpy road under the brake pedal. just got new brakes and rotors on 2 days ago. ran fine yesterday. just left and it did it again just feet away from my driveway.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-brake-trouble/171098/2 "2020-10-11T15:56:14Z")

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Take it back to the shop that did the brake work.

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-brake-trouble/171098/3 "2020-10-12T13:13:40Z")

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That sound and pedal vibration could be from the ABS system activating. That should only be happening rarely, like when braking on a slippery surface. A competent brake shop will be able to figure it out. The people who did the recent brake work may have neglected some steps.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-brake-trouble/171098/4 "2020-10-12T13:19:37Z")

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+1 to Shanonia’s comments.

The grinding noise/bumpy feeling is almost surely an indication that the ABS is activating and is pulsating the **brakes**. If this is happening on a dry road, that could only be due to either bad tires or a malfunction in the **brake** system.

Since the OP states that this problem began after **brake** work was performed, it would seem to indicate a lousy job by the mechanic who did the **brake** work.