# Rear Noise when braking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-noise-when-braking/66600>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 26, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-noise-when-braking/66600 "2011-07-26T18:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Laments](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@Laments](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Laments)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-noise-when-braking/66600/1 "2011-07-26T18:53:33Z")

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Our 2005 Ford Taurus makes a rhythmic clunk from the rear when you slow down. The rhythm seems to slow as you brake. The noise isn’t there when you are cruising or accelerating, only when you slow down. Can anyone give a possible explanation? We recently drove 2000 miles with a small trailer attached. Could that have anything to do with it?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-noise-when-braking/66600/2 "2011-07-27T17:29:18Z")

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Are the rear brakes disc or drum? Do you have ABS?