I have a 07 tacoma 4x4. When applying the brakes (forward or reverse) there is a metalic clank sound comming from the front brakes. I also get a metalic rattle comming from the same area everytime there is a bump in the road. I bought this truck new and the noise started faint about 6-8 months ago, now it sounds like a real rattle trap going down the road.
The dealer says it's the pads, it's normal and there is no good fix.
Anyone have a solution for this?
I was just at the dealer yesterday dropping off my truck and was talking to the advisor and he told me his truck has the same problem you are talking about, the noises are loose brake pads. Which I guess is a good sign, they surely aren't draggin if they are loose enough to rattle around. But this was a service advisor with an 08 Tacoma with the same problem and he just lives with it.
The other rattle he talked about apparently came from the spare tire, above the spring there is a cone shaped piece of metal that can be loose, if you have a rattle from the back as well it's a good place to start.
briq4,
Our trucks seem to be on the same page. My 07 got new rims today also.
After a little forum searching the brake noise is happening to some. Just wish it wasn't mine. Toyota's should not rattle and clank.
slightly off topic, and I'm hoping this was just a fluke, but I had to jump start my lawn tractor and after I was done I shut the hood just like any other time, not too high up but didn't feather it down either. Anyhow the next day I was out at night and thought I had a headlight out, I go out and it's not out the inside had broken. Took it to the dealer and they said they re-installed some sort of spacer and used "foam tape" to fix it, well next night the headlight is still aimed about 2 feet in front of the truck and it wiggles like crazy! So as they were putting on the wheels today, I asked them to look at the headlight issue again.
Got a call today saying they had to order a new headlight, so they are keeping her till tomorrow...
I don't know about how well this truck will hold up, so far the back springs were replaced (bottomed out with a relatively light load) now the new ones squeak like crazy, the wheels bubbling/corroding, the headlight, and a clutch pedal that has to be lubed every 1,000 miles or so because it starts creaking. I've only got 17,000 miles on this truck... not looking so great for the future... or am I being picky?
I also think that the engine taps a bit much for a brand new engine. Sounds like someone tapping a screwdriver on metal... Also the blower fan ticks like crazy on the lower speeds and on high it sounds and feels like it's unbalanced....
Anyhow anyone else having any of these issues?
Last edited by briq4; 07-01-2009 at 04:34 PM.
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Got my truck back today, but the gremlins with hammers are still rapping on the rotors every time I touch the brakes. Then when I go over a bump they let me know by rattling a can filled with washers. Very frustrating/embarassing.
There has to be a fix for this because if it was "normal" they would all do it.
the clanking noise you describe is probably the front brake pads shifting in the caliper which is normal. The not normal part, which causes the noise, is the fact that whatever disc brake grease they used at the factory between the shim packs on the outside of the pads has worn off. Take the pads out, clean the shim packs and re-grease them with a good brake grease and re-assemble. The noise will go away.
Good luck
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Hmm, if that's what they did then I wonder. With the pins going right through the pads and caliper, there shouldn't be any way that they can move back and forth causing the noise. However, I bet that's exactly what's happening. If that's the case then either the pins are too small in diameter or the slots for the pins (in either the pads or the caliper) are too big. If you haven't checked them out yourself, I would do so (the front brakes are designed way different than most front brakes...but it's a blessing with how easy it is to change the pads in that you no longer have to remove the caliper!). Get in there and see if it feels like the pins are loose. If they are, then have the tech compare them to another truck on the lot and see if those are as loose as yours.
Either way, there are a few people in the past that had the same problem that couldn't be fixed. But it isn't normal because it doesn't happen to most of us.
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