# 2007 Chevy Equinox: brake squeal

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevy-equinox-brake-squeal/86515>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** brakes\
**Created:** [August 10, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevy-equinox-brake-squeal/86515 "2014-08-10T03:05:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jholter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jholter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jholter)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevy-equinox-brake-squeal/86515/1 "2014-08-10T03:05:59Z")

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The brakes on my Equinox squeal badly when I back up but don’t seem to squeal at all otherwise. Ideas? It’s driving me crazy…and probably my neighbors, too, whenever I back out of my driveway.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevy-equinox-brake-squeal/86515/2 "2014-08-10T03:51:17Z")

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Have you checked them lately?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevy-equinox-brake-squeal/86515/3 "2014-08-10T04:03:22Z")

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The brake pads have wear indicators that come in contact with the brake rotors that can make a squealing sound at anytime.

Have the brakes inspected.

Tester

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevy-equinox-brake-squeal/86515/4 "2014-08-10T04:04:38Z")

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It is probably the wear indicator. A small piece of metal that is attached to the pad. As the pad wear down the indicator will rub on the brake rotor, warning you that you have little pad left.  
Soon it will start making noise going forward too.  
Don’t ignore this too long or you will ruin the rotors…amking the next brake job more expensive.

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevy-equinox-brake-squeal/86515/5 "2014-08-10T04:18:59Z")

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Simple. Have the brakes inspected and repaired as needed.