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Supercharged SS · 05-04-2012, 11:50 AM

I have the v6 brakes (hawk pads) on the rear of my car and it does have a tendency to squeak now and then. I haven't really pinpointed it as to the conditions in which it happens but I will make note of it the next time it happens.

nikos30 · 05-04-2012, 11:51 AM

mine ALWAYS squeeks when they are wet

Tulsa_SS · 05-05-2012, 02:59 PM

I have 7k on my 2011 SS and noticed they squeak pretty bad too.

Unfkwthabl · 05-06-2012, 01:48 PM

Put me on the list mine squeak on occasion

blackSSRS · 05-09-2012, 01:35 PM

2010 v6 also have squeeky brakes since bought, one of these days i'm gonna take them apart and lube every metal moving part. supposedly that fixes it, but waiting incase i can get the dealer to do it instead of me since it came this way

chozn4service · 05-09-2012, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackSSRS

2010 v6 also have squeeky brakes since bought, one of these days i'm gonna take them apart and lube every metal moving part. supposedly that fixes it, but waiting incase i can get the dealer to do it instead of me since it came this way

Hare Chevrolet did mine and I haven't had the issue or problem since. They said they lubed them and the initial problem didn't develope until May of 2010 when I was at IMS doing laps. I had the issue resolved last year before going back to IMS in May.

Good Luck!

alangley5 · 06-08-2012, 01:47 AM

i do also everytime i first start off.. definately embarassing

NSANEBLK · 07-16-2012, 09:42 AM

Add me to the list as well.

elsololobo02 · 07-19-2012, 08:51 PM

Just throwing this out there...

My girlfriend read a article on how you can use vegetable oil to quiet noisy brakes. I thought she was nuts but I gotta tell you, I can not believe the results.

I have a 2011 LS Turbo and I went to the SS sized tires/rims. So I figured why not upgrade my rotors and brake pads at the same time. I had installed the Brake Performance Dimpled/sloted rotors and Hawk HP plus pads (I know they are going to be more noisy that other pads).

I bedded the pads as per manufacturers (Hawk) recommendations and it still had brake noise. I then bedded them in at twice the speed (60 Mph) and twice as many slow downs (10 Vice 5 ). Noise went away for a short period but came back. The noise was the same as a school bus, really. My car is a daily driver BTW.

I went to a local reputable brake shop and they covered all the metal parts in a ceramic high temp grease/lube. That worked for about a month.

So, in despair and after reading the article, I simply put 5-6 drops of vegtable oil on the top potion of the pad/caliper where it meets the rotor. So far it has been three months and no noise and no loss in breaking distance/power and has also kept the break dust down a bit. I didn't believe it but no kidding, it works. Not that this fixes the source of the problem but it definately alleviates' it.

ihaveacamaro · 07-19-2012, 10:51 PM

^all added

Hey guys, I've been away from this thread for a while, I'm going to pick up where I left off and start adding people to the list again!

Again, contact Chevy Customer SVC on here! He can help set up a case number and get you started, I created a link in the OP.

Edit:

Wow, 100 people have signed up saying they experience these problems. Come on GM, let's get a FIX!

BiG_TiMe · 07-22-2012, 09:15 PM

i don't have it all the time, but it squeaks every once in a while

Cliffjumper · 08-01-2012, 12:35 PM

Mine squeak bad I hate it people looking at my car and then it squeaks and then they turn away I feel like I'm driving a clunker when it happens

jay4190 · 08-01-2012, 01:16 PM

Same here. 11k on 2011 2LT. Brakes have been squeaky for about 1.5k miles. Taking to dealer soon to see what they do.

BreakingBad · 08-01-2012, 01:54 PM

2012 2LT RS

I have the issue as well. (squeaking breaks)

kold · 08-01-2012, 07:04 PM

just started having the issue right when i hit 19000 miles on my 2011 1LS super anoying. put me down on that list tx

Przemek · 08-13-2012, 05:28 PM

Me too, please add me to the list. I am embarrassed to drive my car.

OV3RDRIV3 · 09-09-2012, 05:44 PM

Mine squeak too! So embarassing. Only the left side I believe. Purchasing some new Hawk HPS pads and Disc Italia rotors in the near future in an attempt to solve the issue.

mhog · 09-09-2012, 10:06 PM

Put me on the list also!

dh507249 · 09-14-2012, 11:06 PM

My V6 squeaks as well. It started at about 20,000 miles. I'm going to take it to the dealer soon to see what they can do.

DandDC09 · 09-14-2012, 11:25 PM

Yep, me too.... Put up with it for a long time...

redhotcandy · 09-14-2012, 11:28 PM

Mine have squeaked since I got the car. I have had the dealership look at them only to be told "it's normal" and they couldn't replicate the issue. However; as soon as I drove off the lot, they started squeaking. They say the brakes look fine, but they sure don't sound fine. I was also told there is a TSB for the V8 brakes, but not the V6s. I had a case opened and nothing happened. I'm now out of warranty and my brakes are still squeaking. It is embarassing, that's for sure.

jc615 · 09-17-2012, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redhotcandy

Mine have squeaked since I got the car. I have had the dealership look at them only to be told "it's normal" and they couldn't replicate the issue. However; as soon as I drove off the lot, they started squeaking. They say the brakes look fine, but they sure don't sound fine. I was also told there is a TSB for the V8 brakes, but not the V6s. I had a case opened and nothing happened. I'm now out of warranty and my brakes are still squeaking. It is embarassing, that's for sure.

I have been having the same problem with the dealership I have been taking my car to. They say everything is fine and that it's normal. Mine squeak REALLY bad all the time and also when I am driving at slow speeds with my foot off the break. It's so bad that I can't drive with my windows down because it's so loud. Would the vegetable oil help or do I need to keep hounding the dealership?? I feel like I'm taking my car in there every week.

chozn4service · 09-17-2012, 08:55 PM

Not since I took mine in back in May of 2011. They lubricated them and they've been quiet every since. They told me it was typical of all Camaro and Corvettes for the brakes to do this but they would see if they can do something to quiet them down. Not sure what all they did but its none issue and when they did squeak, it was the right front always.

Patrick864 RS · 09-17-2012, 09:01 PM

Put me on the list...my car has 18k miles on it and like many said most of the time when they are wet they squeak pretty bad. Very embarrassing for a basically brand new car. Done it for about 5k miles or so.

ricksakuma · 10-07-2012, 09:28 PM

Me too add to list just picked up 2010 camaro v6 brand new brakes and front driver side squeak s when lightly pressing brakes or going slow....so embarrassing...

05-04-2012, 11:50 AM	#151
Supercharged SS Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 8,447	I have the v6 brakes (hawk pads) on the rear of my car and it does have a tendency to squeak now and then. I haven't really pinpointed it as to the conditions in which it happens but I will make note of it the next time it happens. __________________ 9.80 @ 139.73, 1.45 60', 2010 Jannetty Racing L99

05-04-2012, 11:51 AM	#152
nikos30 HT5 EastSide Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ/PA Posts: 1,366 View My Garage	mine ALWAYS squeeks when they are wet __________________

05-05-2012, 02:59 PM	#153
Tulsa_SS Drives: 2011 SS L99 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 9 View My Garage	I have 7k on my 2011 SS and noticed they squeak pretty bad too. __________________ Tulsa SS 2011 SS L99

07-19-2012, 10:51 PM	#160
ihaveacamaro Future Dentist in 4 yrs! Drives: #198 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gainesville, Florida (UF) Posts: 4,056	^all added Hey guys, I've been away from this thread for a while, I'm going to pick up where I left off and start adding people to the list again! Again, contact Chevy Customer SVC on here! He can help set up a case number and get you started, I created a link in the OP. Edit: Wow, 100 people have signed up saying they experience these problems. Come on GM, let's get a FIX! __________________ Mods: Lambo Doors, Hex Vents and GM High Wing Spoiler Both Painted Summit White Custom White NS-1 Stripes SS Exhaust, Injen Intake White RS Wheels, White Trunk Bezels ABM Painted Brake Calipers, ABM/White Painted Engine Cover Dash Ambient Lighting Extension, Rear-View Camera, RX Catch Can Chevy Emblem Vinyl Overlays, Dye Stitching AAC: Amber (Orange) Headlight And Fog Halos Installed As DRLs ABL Footwells x 4, ABL Dome And Trunk Light Afterburners, Reverse LEDs, Illuminated Rear Bowtie (Amber/Orange) Last edited by ihaveacamaro; 07-19-2012 at 11:13 PM.

07-22-2012, 09:15 PM	#161
BiG_TiMe SoCal HT5! Drives: Makayla ;) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,202 View My Garage	i don't have it all the time, but it squeaks every once in a while __________________ Build Thread

05-06-2012, 01:48 PM	#154
Unfkwthabl Drives: 2011 V6 Synergy Green Camaro Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Wood Dale, IL Posts: 216	Put me on the list mine squeak on occasion

05-09-2012, 01:35 PM	#155
blackSSRS Drives: 2010 RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: FL Posts: 510	2010 v6 also have squeeky brakes since bought, one of these days i'm gonna take them apart and lube every metal moving part. supposedly that fixes it, but waiting incase i can get the dealer to do it instead of me since it came this way

06-08-2012, 01:47 AM	#157
alangley5 Drives: 2010 LT Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: wahiawa, hawaii Posts: 51 View My Garage	i do also everytime i first start off.. definately embarassing

07-16-2012, 09:42 AM	#158
NSANEBLK Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT/RS -1969 Camaro L65 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Clayton, NC Posts: 75 View My Garage	Add me to the list as well.

07-19-2012, 08:51 PM	#159
elsololobo02 Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Turbo Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 143 View My Garage	Just throwing this out there... My girlfriend read a article on how you can use vegetable oil to quiet noisy brakes. I thought she was nuts but I gotta tell you, I can not believe the results. I have a 2011 LS Turbo and I went to the SS sized tires/rims. So I figured why not upgrade my rotors and brake pads at the same time. I had installed the Brake Performance Dimpled/sloted rotors and Hawk HP plus pads (I know they are going to be more noisy that other pads). I bedded the pads as per manufacturers (Hawk) recommendations and it still had brake noise. I then bedded them in at twice the speed (60 Mph) and twice as many slow downs (10 Vice 5 ). Noise went away for a short period but came back. The noise was the same as a school bus, really. My car is a daily driver BTW. I went to a local reputable brake shop and they covered all the metal parts in a ceramic high temp grease/lube. That worked for about a month. So, in despair and after reading the article, I simply put 5-6 drops of vegtable oil on the top potion of the pad/caliper where it meets the rotor. So far it has been three months and no noise and no loss in breaking distance/power and has also kept the break dust down a bit. I didn't believe it but no kidding, it works. Not that this fixes the source of the problem but it definately alleviates' it.

08-01-2012, 12:35 PM	#162
Cliffjumper Drives: 2010 VR 1LT red/blk inside Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dallas Posts: 419	Mine squeak bad I hate it people looking at my car and then it squeaks and then they turn away I feel like I'm driving a clunker when it happens __________________ C.an A.lways M.od A.nd R.ace O.ften

08-01-2012, 01:16 PM	#163
jay4190 Drives: 2LT/RS, SIM, Black Interior Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Southern CT Posts: 48 View My Garage	Same here. 11k on 2011 2LT. Brakes have been squeaky for about 1.5k miles. Taking to dealer soon to see what they do.

08-01-2012, 01:54 PM	#164
BreakingBad ron paul revolution Drives: 2LT RS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 221	2012 2LT RS I have the issue as well. (squeaking breaks)

08-01-2012, 07:04 PM	#165
kold Drives: 2011 LS White Camaro Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Posts: 776	just started having the issue right when i hit 19000 miles on my 2011 1LS super anoying. put me down on that list tx

08-13-2012, 05:28 PM	#166
Przemek Drives: White Camaro Black stripes Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Barrington IL. Posts: 2 View My Garage	Me too, please add me to the list. I am embarrassed to drive my car.

09-09-2012, 05:44 PM	#167
OV3RDRIV3 Drives: 2011 Camaro RS Silver Ice Metallic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 49	Mine squeak too! So embarassing. Only the left side I believe. Purchasing some new Hawk HPS pads and Disc Italia rotors in the near future in an attempt to solve the issue. __________________ Often Imitated but Never Duplicated! The Silver Bullet OV3RDRIV3

09-09-2012, 10:06 PM	#168
mhog Drives: 2010 V6 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: NC Posts: 391 View My Garage	Put me on the list also!

09-14-2012, 11:06 PM	#169
dh507249 Drives: 2011 Chevy Camaro 2LS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Fernando Valley Posts: 4	My V6 squeaks as well. It started at about 20,000 miles. I'm going to take it to the dealer soon to see what they can do.

09-14-2012, 11:25 PM	#170
DandDC09 Drives: '10 2LT/RS,98 Ram,02 Suzuki GSXR750 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 311	Yep, me too.... Put up with it for a long time... __________________ 1100, Preliminary order accepted *10/30* 2000, Order accepted by GM 11/24 2500, Order preferenced 11/25 3000, Order accepted by production control *12/03* 3300, Order scheduled for production 12/17 3400, Order broadcast *12/23* 3800, Order produced 1/11 4200, Shipped 1/15 Railroad ETTX850103;1/15Toronto,ON;1/18 Saddle Creek,MI;1/20Gard,IL;1/22KansasCity plant 5000, Delivered to the dealer 1/28ready to be ours 6000, Delivered to the customer2/2 !!

09-14-2012, 11:28 PM	#171
redhotcandy Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: The Great Plains Posts: 206	Mine have squeaked since I got the car. I have had the dealership look at them only to be told "it's normal" and they couldn't replicate the issue. However; as soon as I drove off the lot, they started squeaking. They say the brakes look fine, but they sure don't sound fine. I was also told there is a TSB for the V8 brakes, but not the V6s. I had a case opened and nothing happened. I'm now out of warranty and my brakes are still squeaking. It is embarassing, that's for sure.

09-17-2012, 08:55 PM	#173
chozn4service Five-O Drives: 2010 RS RJT Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: +34° 55' 19.15", -117° 53' 22.43" Posts: 2,094 View My Garage	Not since I took mine in back in May of 2011. They lubricated them and they've been quiet every since. They told me it was typical of all Camaro and Corvettes for the brakes to do this but they would see if they can do something to quiet them down. Not sure what all they did but its none issue and when they did squeak, it was the right front always. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3832170 : Praise The Lowered! Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, Vararam intake, Solo HFC, VMax Ported TB, VMax "Black Ice" manifold insulator, Trifecta Tune, Mike Norris Catch Can, DRL Harness, Heritage grill, Razzi GFX, NLP Spoiler, MPD1 Spoiler and more!

09-17-2012, 09:01 PM	#174
Patrick864 RS Drives: 2011 CGM/Silver Stripes LT RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Walhalla, SC Posts: 257 View My Garage	Put me on the list...my car has 18k miles on it and like many said most of the time when they are wet they squeak pretty bad. Very embarrassing for a basically brand new car. Done it for about 5k miles or so. __________________ When you turn your car on, does it return the favor? -MRT V2.0, Trifecta Tune, AEM Intake, VMAX Ported Throttle Body, VMAX BLACK ICE-olator, Black emblems, Rear Fascia blackout, Bottom Front Bumper blackout.

10-07-2012, 09:28 PM	#175
ricksakuma Drives: 2010 camaro v6 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Freeport NY Posts: 3	Me too add to list just picked up 2010 camaro v6 brand new brakes and front driver side squeak s when lightly pressing brakes or going slow....so embarrassing...

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