# Sounds just like a french horn! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [March 28, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326 "2017-03-28T16:16:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![renten10er](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@renten10er](https://community.cartalk.com/u/renten10er)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/1 "2017-03-28T16:16:40Z")
I’m hearing a noise that sounds just like a french horn just prior to coming to a full stop (appears to be coming from left rear). It occurs intermittently and only when doing a smooth soft stop. My guess is that something is rubbing against the rotor and is being ‘reset’ after making contact…e.g. [At this point, doesn’t occur 2x in a row.] Any ideas from the gurus of car talk much appreciated **strong text** 😇 ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/2 "2017-03-28T21:25:41Z")
Rear brakes disc or drum? ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/3 "2017-03-28T22:48:02Z")
\*\*“Chevrolet”\*\* That’s it? Does this Chevrolet have a **model** and **model-year**? Some problems and/or sounds can be vehicle specific. We don’t even know it is FWD, RWD, AWD, etcetera. _ **CSA** _ 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 29, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/4 "2017-03-29T02:41:28Z")
My parents had a Ford Galaxy 500. This was years ago. It made a sound like that when applying the brakes. It would come and go, but was for the most part pretty consistently there. It didn’t seem to cause any other problem tho. Maybe just live with it unless it becomes worse or starts to affect the braking. It’s a good idea for safety-sakes to at least pull the wheels & get a visual inspection done of the brake parts. Some contamination from road debris may have gotten stuck on the discs for example. If this happened soon after a new discs were installed, I’d suspect the rust protecting agent on the surface of the new discs wasn’t thoroughly cleaned off before the install. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/5 "2017-03-29T02:45:14Z")
I didn’t know Ford built the Galaxy 500 years ago! 😄 Just couldn’t resist, @GeorgeSanJose. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/6 "2017-03-29T02:50:25Z")
lol … I’ll correct it above … ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/7 "2017-03-29T19:34:48Z")
> [@renten10er](#): > > I’m hearing a noise that sounds just like a french horn I’m trying to imagine that sound… Is it like the french horn in _“You Can’t Always Get What You Want,”_ by The Rolling Stones or more like the one in _“After the Gold Rush,”_ by Neil Young? _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![renten10er](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@renten10er](https://community.cartalk.com/u/renten10er)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/8 "2017-03-29T20:14:54Z")
My bad. Didn’t describe vehicle. It’s a 2006 Chevy Express 2500 . Four wheel disc brakes. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/9 "2017-03-29T20:33:35Z")
Does it do it when someone else is driving? ---
**Author:** ![renten10er](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@renten10er](https://community.cartalk.com/u/renten10er)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/10 "2017-03-29T20:51:43Z")
No sir. I’m the only one who drives it and 99% of the time I’m a ‘soft driver’. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-just-like-a-french-horn/102326/11 "2017-03-29T21:00:43Z")
That’s pretty consistent with the possibility that you are easing off the brake as the car comes to a stop, to avoid a lurch, and the pads are dragging lightly against the rotors. There’s nothing wrong with what you’re doing, and it makes for a smoother transition from rolling to stopping, but it can allow some vibration to occur. I asked about other drivers because it’s possible that a different foot on the brake pedal would get a different result. You might try modifying your braking just a bit to see if there’s any change.