My Darn Brakes Squeak....

[DOOMID02GTS]

This is my first post however i have been following the forum for a while. I picked up a brand new 2002 GTS at a dealer, it now has approx. 600 miles and the brakes squeak at light breaking and when coming to a stop. IT IS HORRIBLE and embarassing actually. I took it into the dealership and they said that it was normal and that "these things squeak as they come off of the truck..."
What can I do?? Change the pads? Is it the pads, rotors? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

shahin

previous Blown C5 owner

 

[01bee]

Go with EBC greens, a little less braking power, but squeek free, and dust free as well.

 

[bwhitmore]

It's the pads. SnakeOyl sells a set of low dust, low noise Brembo Sport brake pads, just like the EBC Greens but no fugly green color...

 

[AJT]

They will reduce squak & the massive amount of dust.

 

[SNKEBIT]

oil them????

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

What 01Bee said.

Get EBC from Steve Pasztor 972-743-9443 at Great Brakes.

 

[Viper Wizard]

The squeaking will diminish the more you use them. Do a few "bake-ins/aggressive braking". A buck to 0, fast. Do this once every time you take her out. Besides taking care of the squeak, it's fun to do!

 

[glenn hofstetter]

All stock pads squeak. They do get better with milage. Did you notice they only squeek when your trying to be cool?

 

[3snakes]

use only hand brake when stopping . no noise. just kidding. i put on the green pads no noise.

 

[95Viper]

Buy VHT1500 black spray. Tape off the pads and spray the rears. The ugly green will go away.

I actually baked mine in the oven a little trying to follow the directions on the can but didn't do it nearly as long. Wait until wife isn't home if you do this.

 

[GTS Bruce]

Most high performance brakes squeal.Normal.Just brake a little later and harder. Bruce

 

[Steve Miehe]

Viper Wizard is right. That really does work!

 

[Viper ACR]

I really appreciate this post you guys . This site is so great , I too have had my Viper for only a few months , it only had 2k miles when I first bought it , when I looked at the rotors when I first got the car to see if it had been driven hard. It looked like the brakes had never even been used. My brakes squeek too , but I just havn't got around to asking yet ( whether I thought it was just to embarrasing of a question or not I'm not telling . But reading the posts puts my mind at ease. You guys are so great I really enjoy coming on this site.
And I can't get enough of my car , I have put on about 1000 miles on my car in a month of owning it . Its so much more fun to drive then my vette. If my fiance eventually gets bored of driving it I dont even care if I keep it or not . I love my Viper so much I just dont ever drive my vette.

 

[Mike_W]

I took my car back to Dodge because the brakes were squeaking. They resurfaced the rotors, etc... Then I received a Viper mag that said all Viper breaks squeak, and now I just deal with it. I originally thought that maybe there were something wrong (like the dealership drove the car a bunch and then turned back the odometer), but I have come to understand that it is normal. Even Dodge didn't know that they were supposed to squeak.

Mike

 

[95Viper]

Just replace them with EBC Greens.
Paint them with VHT1500
Don't use them on the track.