# 2008 Ford Escape noise when braking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-noise-when-braking/122252>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escape, ford\
**Created:** [August 4, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-noise-when-braking/122252 "2018-08-04T13:24:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![claude26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@claude26](https://community.cartalk.com/u/claude26)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-noise-when-braking/122252/1 "2018-08-04T13:24:28Z")

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brakes make a whiling noise when stepping on brake paddel

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-noise-when-braking/122252/2 "2018-08-04T16:28:23Z")

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It is telling you that is past time to replace some rads.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-noise-when-braking/122252/3 "2018-08-04T17:48:40Z")

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I think oldtimer ment brake pad’s & I agree.

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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 5, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-noise-when-braking/122252/4 "2018-08-05T14:28:06Z")

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Me too…that’s “Rad”!!!

Yosemite