# Intermittent clanging while braking?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-clanging-while-braking/108471>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 9, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-clanging-while-braking/108471 "2017-10-09T12:56:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jsender23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jsender23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jsender23)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-clanging-while-braking/108471/1 "2017-10-09T12:56:25Z")

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I have a 2003 Honda CRV. When I brake, there’s a clanging noise-it’s not consistent, and I just had the brakes checked a week ago. It has about 155,000 miles on it. Any ideas what might be causing it?

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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:** [October 9, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-clanging-while-braking/108471/2 "2017-10-09T13:41:28Z")

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Can you post a sound clip?

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**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:** [October 12, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-clanging-while-braking/108471/3 "2017-10-12T03:07:22Z")

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If the brakes are ok, next guess is something loose in the suspension system. Or something is loose in the car’s passenger compartment or trunk like a golf ball or soda can rolling around during braking.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 5:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-clanging-while-braking/108471/4 "2017-10-12T05:16:41Z")

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There is a metal shield that may be cracked almost all the way around. It’s easy to check.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-clanging-while-braking/108471/5 "2017-10-12T11:53:54Z")

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We had a similar situation on our Silhouette minivan. One of crossbars on our roof rack came loose and it sounded at first like something in a rear door. Check to make sure the roof rack is tight and see if that helps.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-clanging-while-braking/108471/6 "2017-10-12T12:44:46Z")

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my rear suspension had rust issues. the trailing arm mount was loose. the bracket for the mount was bolted to a thin section of the lower body and it was in poor shape. i hope you dont have rust issues