# Grinding Car Brakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** rav4, brakes, toyota\ **Created:** [August 28, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-car-brakes/54286 "2010-08-28T16:59:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![janie\_gonzalez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@janie\_gonzalez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/janie_gonzalez)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-car-brakes/54286/1 "2010-08-28T16:59:16Z")
I purchased a used 2007 Toyota Rav 4 4WD. A year after I bought the car, the brakes started squealing. I took it and the brakes were replaced. 6 months later they started grinding, took it in and was told they were fine and were “resurfaced”. A month later they started grinding again. Took it in again, and was told the brakes were fine. My brother-in-law also inspected the brakes and rotor and could not find anything wrong. If the brakes are fine, why are the brakes grinding after a short period after being replaced? ---
**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-car-brakes/54286/2 "2010-08-28T17:54:45Z")
Did you get OEM brakes. After market metalic brakes will some times make the ginding sound. I always use Toyata pads. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-car-brakes/54286/3 "2010-08-28T20:05:14Z")
‘Toyata’? Is that a cheap Indonesian knock-off? ;D