# 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-in squeak

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-squeak/120500>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** prius, toyota\
**Created:** [July 6, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-squeak/120500 "2018-07-06T20:11:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ALBAKER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@ALBAKER](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ALBAKER)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-squeak/120500/1 "2018-07-06T20:11:09Z")

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I have a 2013 Toyota Prius Plugin Hybrid. When I apply brakes from approx 30mph I hear a repeating squeak from front of car relative to the speed of the car and stops when I am stopped. It is not the pad tangs when the pads are worn. Both Firestone and dealer cannot tell me what this squeak noise is. Both say my brakes are fine. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-squeak/120500/2 "2018-07-07T01:49:12Z")

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Remove, clean, and then refit with a tiny smear of Coppergrease behind them.

If that fails, you can file a chamfer on the leading edges of the pads.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-squeak/120500/3 "2018-07-07T12:29:16Z")

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R&R the pads, right? I knew what you meant.