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Volvo XC60 brake noise

18K views 15 replies 11 participants last post by  Bowtie101  
Link is bad. Can't view video.

My experience with newer vehicles from several brands is that the brake pad compounds chosen by many manufacturers will get noisy if you do too much light braking.

I would suggest finding a safe place to get up to ~55mph and then practice an emergency stop -- but instead of letting the vehicle actually come to a stop, let off the brakes at around 5-10mph. Accelerate back to ~55mph and repeat about half a dozen times. Continue driving around to let airflow cool down the brakes. I've found that fixes my brake noise.
 
I just updated the video and should be fine now.

Indeed, I think the sound is worse in high humidity. Was the problem fixed after changing the braking pads with softer ones?

I will try to bed them and see if that makes any difference .
Have you tried the hard brake application as I described in my earlier post? I think that will help you.