# Brakes Making Rubbing Sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler, brakes\ **Created:** [September 27, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292 "2015-09-27T06:14:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PJSPJS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PJSPJS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PJSPJS)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/1 "2015-09-27T06:14:07Z")
All of a sudden, the brakes (rear) are making a rubbing sound. Could it somehow be caused by dust? The car is parked on the street and it’s been VERY dry here lately. When I used the car a few days ago, they sounded fine. Reason to bring it to our mechanic or not? It’s a 1995 Chrysler Concorde. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/2 "2015-09-27T17:08:38Z")
Double check your parking brake. It may not be fully released. Another option is to go to a deserted area and slam on the brakes a few times. If the rubbing continues…you need to go see a good independent mechanic. ---
**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/3 "2015-09-27T17:56:31Z")
That noise you hear is quite probably the worn out brake grinding against the rotor. If you are not a do-it-yourselfer, get it looked at before it ruins your rotor. At this point, there is a good possibility that the rotor can be resurfaced on a machine called a brake lathe. If it goes too far, that will not be a possibility. It’s your brakes. They are not to be ignored. The life you save may be mine. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/4 "2015-09-27T18:01:15Z")
I think the rear brakes on this vehicle have drum brakes. Rotors could have been an option though. ---
**Author:** ![MY\_2\_CENTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@MY\_2\_CENTS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MY_2_CENTS)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/5 "2015-09-27T19:00:59Z")
Disc brakes were an option. Either way, disc or drum, it sounds like your brakes are simply worn out. ---
**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/6 "2015-09-28T00:12:58Z")
The only one I’m familiar with has disc brakes on the rear. I was not aware that they were optional. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/7 "2015-09-28T04:37:24Z")
Rust on the brake surfaces can be another cause for this symptom. If it has been raining there recently, and then the car has been sitting a few days afterward, that’s a possibility. If it is that, the noise will gradually go away as you use the car. The more frequent the use, the quicker it will go away. I expect you know whether the brakes have been serviced on schedule or not. If you are in doubt, get them appraised by someone who knows how. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/8 "2015-09-28T04:54:44Z")
The OP says it has been VERY dry where they are so the rain theory is probably not valid. ---
**Author:** ![PJSPJS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PJSPJS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PJSPJS)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/9 "2015-09-28T18:34:41Z")
Yes, it’s been very dry here, which I why I’d been hoping that dust might have gotten into the brakes, but I guess that’s unlikely. If it had been that the parking brake somehow failed to release all the way and I drove around a bit with the parking brake partially engaged, have I totally wrecked the brakes? ---
**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:** [September 28, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/10 "2015-09-28T18:47:10Z")
Nope. But you do need to get them looked at. ---
**Author:** ![PJSPJS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PJSPJS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PJSPJS)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/11 "2015-09-28T19:25:56Z")
Thanks, everyone. I’m off to get them checked today! ---
**Author:** ![MY\_2\_CENTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@MY\_2\_CENTS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MY_2_CENTS)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-making-rubbing-sound/91292/12 "2015-09-28T21:51:14Z")
No, they’re not totally wrecked. They’re a normal wear item that are probably just due for pad and possibly rotor replacement