Brake and Tyre Noise

[bluefin321]

The non vw dealer i purchased my multivan from 5 months ago replaced the tyres, brake pads and rotors as part of the deal. The tyres are Trazano brand which i've never heard of, and are very noisy which i can live with until they're replaced, however there seems to be quite a bit of noise from the front brakes. As i apply the brakes and slow right down there is a grinding sort of sound which is similar to the sound worn pads/rotors make, however the brakes are almost new.

i did run in the pads when i picked up the van, so not sure what's going on. I haven't had a chance to take the wheels off for a closer inspection yet, however when i get around to it, is there anything in particular i should be looking for?

Is it worthwhile going through the run in procedure again?

[Transporter]

Why don't people post more details when posting the questions?
How old is your van? Was it new? If not how many km done? Is it manual, auto 4motion, what year?

[Umai Naa!!]

There's probably a big lip on the rotors that the dealership as not bothered to deal with (Ie. replace the rotors), which probably means your pads have worn to the point that the backing material is touching the lip.

[bluefin321]

2007 2.5TDI FWD Auto 65k kms

[bluefin321]

There's probably a big lip on the rotors that the dealership as not bothered to deal with (Ie. replace the rotors), which probably means your pads have worn to the point that the backing material is touching the lip.

Rotors and pads were both replaced. Could the new rotors develop a lip in 5 months?

[Umai Naa!!]

Unlikely.

Perhaps there's a stone caught up somewhere?

[Transporter]

What brand of pads they used? There are some brands that I would never use, because they're just very noisy when braking and customers would complain.

[bluefin321]

Unlikely.

Perhaps there's a stone caught up somewhere?

Rotors were definitely replaced. I was at the dealership two days in a row, and on the second day shiny new rotors were in place. I asked the dealership at the very least to machine the existing rotors, and he just went ahead and replaced them.

I'll try to find some time tomorrow to pull the wheels off and have a poke around.

[bluefin321]

Double post

[bluefin321]

What brand of pads they used? There are some brands that I would never use, because they're just very noisy when braking and customers would complain.

I think from memory they were TRW, not at home to check right now.