# 2011 Nissan Versa brakes squeal in reverse

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-versa-brakes-squeal-in-reverse/160081>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, versa\
**Created:** [March 1, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-versa-brakes-squeal-in-reverse/160081 "2020-03-01T21:53:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![elvanrack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@elvanrack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elvanrack)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-versa-brakes-squeal-in-reverse/160081/1 "2020-03-01T21:53:54Z")

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Only when my wife backs out of the garage the brakes squeal a lot. Going forward they never squeal. We have had them checked by a mechanic that says there is plenty of pad left on the brakes. What is causing this and how will we know when the brakes really need replaced?

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**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 3, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-versa-brakes-squeal-in-reverse/160081/2 "2020-03-03T19:40:50Z")

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> [@elvanrack](#):
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> What is causing this

Some brakes do this. Some don’t. It doesn’t mean the brakes won’t work when call upon AND better to squeal in reverse than forward.

> [@elvanrack](#):
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> how will we know when the brakes really need replaced

They will squeal going forward and make a different pitch.

Better to have them inspected when you rotate tires. You DO rotate tires, right?