# Odd noises from brakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-from-brakes/66466>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 22, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-from-brakes/66466 "2011-07-22T00:06:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Saltine713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Saltine713](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Saltine713)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-from-brakes/66466/1 "2011-07-22T00:06:11Z")

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Well, I have a 2011 Ford Escape. Recently, the car has been making two noises coming from the right rear drum brake.

I can only hear it going 5 mph or lower, possibly from road noise.

First noise: It sounds like someone is rubbing wet rubber on a wood floor (weird analogy). Not a grinding sound like a bad pad, but more of a hard rubbing sound.

Second noise: Whenever the car is at 5 MPH or lower and starts to decelerate, there is a high-pitched very small whistle coming from the same area. The pitch decreases as the speed does.

Got the brakes checked, no issues.

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**Author:** ![chaissos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/chaissos/32/2347_2.png) [@chaissos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chaissos)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odd-noises-from-brakes/66466/2 "2011-07-22T00:13:18Z")

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Sounds like an iffy bearing to me. Have your dealer check into it. This should be under warranty.