# Odd noises/feeling with brakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-feeling-with-brakes/51735>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escort, brakes, ford\
**Created:** [July 12, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-feeling-with-brakes/51735 "2010-07-12T21:25:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![leahlouu13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/71c47a/32.png) [@leahlouu13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leahlouu13)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-feeling-with-brakes/51735/1 "2010-07-12T21:25:33Z")

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I had my front driver’s side brake pad, rotor, caliper, and ball joint all replaced 2 months ago. It seems that something in that area is acting up, but only when I am coming to a complete stop. There’s kind of a crunching/grinding noise and I can sometimes feel the brakes clamping together and kind of clicking (it’s the best way I can describe it). But this only happens when I am driving slowly and stopping, or inching up at a stop light or stop sign. This never happens when I use the brakes on the highway to slow down. This also doesn’t happen all the time, just some of the time.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-feeling-with-brakes/51735/2 "2010-07-12T21:37:16Z")

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Does this car have anti-lock brakes? Because that sounds like it may be low-speed ABS activation which often indicates a bad wheel speed sensor or some other issue in the ABS system. This can happen without the ABS or brake warning lights coming on b/c the system might “think” it is doing the right thing.

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-feeling-with-brakes/51735/3 "2010-07-13T01:28:47Z")

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I question the competence of a mechanic that would replace the pads and rotor on one side only.  
Brakes should really be serviced in pairs.