"bjlasota" wrote:
Brake pads are new. Brake fluid is good. GM dealer put new pads on.
It’s not a squeal sound like the brake indicator makes when it rubs
against the rotor. It’s a sqeeking sound like two peaces of wood being
rubbed together. The happens when the car is not moving and I press
the brake pedal down. It could happen when I am moving but the road
noise is greater.

"Mondo" wrote:
Have you checked your calipers??? Sometimes they go bad and create a
squeeking noise when you depress your brake pedal.

"bjlasota" wrote:
I am going to try and lube the pad guide surfaces and see if that
solves it. Only other thing I can think of is a seized piston in the
caliper. Brake performace seems uniform on both front brakes so i
don’t think it’s the pistons. Any other tips? The squeeking sound
happens no matter how hard i step on the brake pedal.

"Mondo" wrote:
If you get your car up under a lift, you can spray some lubricant
along each part of the brake that you press. Can you tell me where the
sound is coming from? If it kinda sounds under your dash, then it
might be part of the actual brake pedal or something that leads up to
it. Have someone press the break and you move around your vehicle and
listen. Try to pinpoint the sound.

"bjlasota" wrote:
Ok. I watered down the calibers. Sound is not from the calipers! It’s
from under the dash or engine compartment. I can feel friction when I
press on the pedal where the squeeking is coming from. Something in
the linkage of the pedal or under the hood. What components are there
leading to the power brake booster so I can check? I also soaked down
the engine bay in water and I still get squeeking. There must be
something with a covering rubbing on something else but I am not
familiar with brake linkage components that much. Thanks for you help
thusfar!.

"Mondo" wrote:
I found out this:

Brake Squeak During Pedal Depression
A squeaking noise from beneath the dash in the area of
the power brake booster may require a new booster.
The symptoms are the result of a formulation problem
with the material used in the rear seal of the brake
booster. Vehicles affected include 1997–99 Malibu,
Cutlass, Alero and Grand AM vehicles. The VIN
Breakpoints and vehicle production locations of the
affected vehicles are illustrated in GM bulletin #83-50-
23.

from:http://www.mightyautoparts.com/pdf/articles/tt120.pdf

Oh great.. :x
:x

"Mondo" wrote:
If you pull off your covering that your vents push air through under
the drivers side. You can then follow where the brake pedal components
are. If that doesn’t do it, then you will have to go underneath the
vehicle where the brake components come out and I"m not sure where
that is. Sorry if this doesn’t help.

"Mondo" <DoNotEmail (AT) AutoForumz (DOT) com> wrote

My malibu is making a squeak noise when I take my foot off of the depressed
pedal but only when the pedal comes up, not when I push it down.

"" wrote:
I guess my ears were bad the other day. Looks like the noise is indeed
he caliper. Thankfully it wasn’t the brake booster.

What’s with these brake issues?

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I just bought a 2004 classic and the brake squeek and i have 33,500 miles.
Is that normal?
JSmith
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