The Hornmeister Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Hi, I bought a Ford Fiesta zetec 1.25 in april (registered Jan 2011). It seems (and normally when I first start it up), theres a slight scraping/crunching on the brakes. I put it in the dealership the other day and after having the car for a day they said they'd bled the brake fluid and put new fluid in and they told me this wasn't covered under the guarantee (which I made it known I wasnt happy about cos I only bought the car in April, so they waivered the cost)...Anyway, since ive got the car back, its no better (seems slightly worse actually) but it only really seems to happen when I start the car up, especially after its been sat on the drive all night...it seems to go away once I've been driving for 5 minutes or so.....weird !! Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 May be your handbrake not releasing fully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hornmeister Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Cheers, I dunno if it is the handbrake although since I got it back from the dealership (who said it was something to do with the brake fluid)...this "slight scraping" seems to have got worse and the handbrake is now tighter (doesn't need to come up much more now)...will probably get back in touch with dealership (M53 Ford, Birkenhead). Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hornmeister Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 I've also noticed a slight clicking sound when I take my foot off the clutch...again, only since I got it back from dealers....am I going mad ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rp1608 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I don't know if you have ABS, but it could be to do with ABS sensors? I read about a problem once where somebody got a grinding noise when using the brakes, as if they were worn, but it turned out it was the abs sensors out of place! Just a thought! You could put your foot on the brake pedal when you start it to see of you feel anything perhaps? Just a thought anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy72 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Mine does that but it's because rust gets on the discs while sitting there so when you first brake it will make a noise but as soon as the rust is gone the noise will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hornmeister Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Cheers rp1608 and Froggy72...Im hoping this is normal cos as I've said, it was in the dealership last week getting looked at so Im hoping they would have picked up on potential faults like the ABS sensors or the handbrake (you'd think they would but who knows ?), just worried its nothing more sinister and then it all flares up when its out of guarantee but your reply (Froggy72) fills me with hope. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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