# 2008 Ford Escape grunting sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** escape, ford\ **Created:** [March 22, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997 "2019-03-22T19:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![billerose\_149796](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billerose_149796/32/15336_2.png) [@billerose\_149796](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billerose_149796)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/1 "2019-03-22T19:51:18Z")
New pads and rotors, but still makes grunting sound ---
**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:** [March 22, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/2 "2019-03-22T20:09:15Z")
Where is the sound coming from and under what conditions? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/3 "2019-03-22T20:23:03Z")
> [@billerose\_149796](#): > > New pads and rotors, but still makes grunting sound Is that why you replaced them in the first place? Who determined this was the problem? ---
**Author:** ![billerose\_149796](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billerose_149796/32/15336_2.png) [@billerose\_149796](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billerose_149796)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/4 "2019-03-22T20:38:58Z")
Had a warped front right rotor. Had it turned and new pads. That’s when the groaning noise started. After that I had a local brake shop with a good reputation replace both front weels with new rotors and pads. Two days later more grunting. Repeated process with top of the line parts, still grunting… ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/5 "2019-03-22T21:18:21Z")
New wheels?? Or new tires??? So no one has really determined what is making the noise, just changing parts hoping things get better? ---
**Author:** ![billerose\_149796](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billerose_149796/32/15336_2.png) [@billerose\_149796](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billerose_149796)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/6 "2019-03-22T22:47:41Z")
Yes, that seems to be the what’s happening. New tires 3 months ago. Other than the brakes this has been a good running and reliable auto. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/7 "2019-03-22T23:00:54Z")
Bill, that is the most expensive way NOT to fix a car problem. Answer @Purebred’s question. When and under what conditions does this occur? ---
**Author:** ![billerose\_149796](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billerose_149796/32/15336_2.png) [@billerose\_149796](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billerose_149796)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/8 "2019-03-22T23:15:54Z")
It’s worse when the vehicle is cold. When you go from reverse to drive and when you come to a full stop and pump the brakes. It slowly gets better as it heats up. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/9 "2019-03-22T23:47:12Z")
Does it only happen when you brake? When you pump - meaning on-off-on-off-on the brakes or Hard brake-lighter-hard-lighter does the noise rise and fall, come and go? Where does the noise come from? ---
**Author:** ![billerose\_149796](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billerose_149796/32/15336_2.png) [@billerose\_149796](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billerose_149796)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-grunting-sound/136997/10 "2019-03-23T19:53:59Z")
Tired of annualizing the problem. Will learn to live with it, or get rid of it. Thanks for your concern and input.