# Ticking sound after going down hill

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ticking-sound-after-going-down-hill/12762>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** brakes\
**Created:** [April 10, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ticking-sound-after-going-down-hill/12762 "2008-04-10T18:12:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![stachowskik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stachowskik/32/746_2.png) [@stachowskik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stachowskik)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ticking-sound-after-going-down-hill/12762/1 "2008-04-10T18:12:07Z")

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If I go down a steep hill my car will make a ticking sound when I step on the brake. This ticking sound continues even after I am no longer on the hill. Sometimes it will go away after a few minutes but sometimes in doesn’t go away until I park the car and shut it off for a period of time. Going down the steep hill is what triggers the ticking or clicking to start. It seems to be coming from the front of the car but I can’t be sure. I checked the brake fluid level and it isn’t low. Any idea what might be causing this.