I have a 2005 Mitsubishi endeavor. When I try to slow down my vehicle by slowly pressing the brake pad, I hear this thumping noise. almost rhythmic. Brought it to my mechanic, he looked at my rotors and told me the rotors are rusted which is normal he said (??). He said the brake pads are still goo…

I’m not sure what the sound is but it doesn’t sound normal.

Do you feel anything in the brake pedal when this happens? Do you feel anything through the steering wheel or the seat? And, how fast were you going when you made the video?

SLIGHT vibration. VERY VERY slight. Almost none. Steering wheel is good. Seat is good. Very slow… 10 mph or less. It doesn’t make any noise when I don’t hit the brake. It only makes the sound when I press the brake slowly. Like when you see the light turns red from 100 feet away and you’re slowing…

[image] sgtrock21: it doesn’t sound normal. …and I have to wonder if the OP has considered the tires to be part of the problem.

I have not. Since the vehicle doesn’t make any sound when I don’t hit the brake.

It’s not normal to hear a thumping sound when you hit the brakes. so you do have some kind of problem there. Whether it is serious enough to need do anything about now, hard to say. It sounds like your shop tech has told you “no need to do anything now”, so if you trust your shop, follow that a…

I just checked my wheels… the left front and the right rear wheel are missing one lugnut each. I will buy lugnuts tomorrow. I wonder if this might be the culprit

Are the remaining lugs tight? If they are loose you would get much more vibration. My guess, based on the sound, is that you have a small spot or rust ridge on the rotor. Probably the back side. I don’t why this seems to happen on the back of the rotor more often than on the front. If you are r…

Thumping noise when I'm hitting the brake

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kurtwm1 July 17, 2017, 11:27pm 11

I believe the mechanic. Can’t make out the sound very good, but sounds more like wheel bearing and not tire or brakes. Can you tell whether it comes from the rear or front?

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