(rear passenger side is the issue)

I changed my brakes the other day about probably about 2 weeks ago because i heard some noise which i assumed it was my brakes. Not thinking it could be anything else. After i changed them i thought i fixed the problem but after couple minutes of driving i heard the noise again and the more i drove the louder it gets, to the point where its so annoying to drive. At first it sounded like brakes where grinding the rotor, sounds like a (swoosh, swoosh swoosh) and get faster and lounder as driving and when i slow do to dissect the problem and hear it better its like a creaking noise going basically 1 mph super slow then i hit the gas hard (swoosh swoosh swoosh)

I spent all day trying to figure it out and after proper lubing and cleaning of the rear passenger brake system i still here it. When i slow down like 1mph its sound like a creaking noise, like your stepping on hard wood floor. I can only think of 3 options 1) it can be the caliper stuck but sound doesnt seem it would make that noise when slowing down. 2) i'm thinking its probably the wheel bearing but i jacked it up no play on the wheel and i thought it was a humming sound when the bearing goese bad (then again this is my first rear wheel drive car, so it can be different) , leaves me with 3 maybe i need new rotors and brakes back there, which like i mentioned i put new brake pads, to me this seems unlikely

can someone help me out i'm going crazy here, that noise is driving me up the wall, especially driving in town when the noise bounces off the streets. I'm pretty car savy so i know i put the brakes on there good and i'm just clueless right now. any help would be greatly appreciated

and this is the car....

 

If that is the case, you should jack up the car and have a friend spin the wheel/tire by hand and you can listen for the noise. Don't forget jack stands

 

its weird we actually did that and i even had him start it and hit the gass...didnt here the dam noise so i'm thinking maybe with the weight when the cars down you hear it...so dam annoying

 

Did you remove the rotors to check your parking brakes underneath it?

 

wheel bearing???

 

How the hell are you driving that low in NJ? Where are you?


I say either wheel bearing or seized caliper. Did you grease/inspect the caliper bolt when you did the brakes? It HAS to be something rotational and there are only so many components there. Are you SURE of the wheel it's coming from? Driving next to a curb can help you identify the wheel....

You would be looking tough with some spacers BTW...

 

def not wheel bearing or caliper, been watching it very very closely. seems the noise starts when the brake system gets hot. no noise first 30 minutes of driving then it just gets lounder and lounder after that...so dam annoying.

i'm in hudson county near the city so i know these roads like the back of my hands, if i even know there anykind of pothole the route i'm going i dont take the Z. and i agree with spacers definitely on the to do list.

 

what excactly did you checked/changed on your brakes???? rotors too? maybe rotors aren´t good anymore (bent or i guess it´s called warped)

 

dude im having the same thing going on . i took it to an auto shop to find what was wrong with it and they told me it was the rear passenger side rotor so saturday im going to replace it. i will let you know if that help cuz i know how you feel.

 

well back from the my shop, they thought it was the rotor and pads. they changed it and the sound was still there. they ended up keeping the car and said they will look at it Tuesday when they go back to work. i'll keep you guys posted

 

dude i also came back from my shop. The noise was gone for a while and just now i was pulling in my car and there it was the fn noise. i thought the rotor was going to be it but i guess it wasnt now im going to take to nissian to check it out. i will let you know what happen.

 

trust me dude i know exactly how your feeling but keep me updated, i will as well from my end and hopefully we can figure this crap out. so dam annoying and embrassing.....

 

i was going to take it monday but forgot it was a holiday..... i just bought this car not that long ago. i feel like i can even drive down the street with peps turning around and looking at my car.

 

so my shop (JDS Motoring) gave me a call today and he said the problem is all fixed. He told me it was a loose cylinder in the rear back passenger side where i've been hearing the noise .......also front passenger brakes were lose as well.

hopefully this is the last of it pick up the car wednesday so we will see after couple weekends

 

sad to say driving home today and the noise came back...back to the shop it goess...

 

aw dude that FN sucks so still no true answer. i still havnt went to the shop yet .keep me updated. good luck

 

what year is your car????

 

2003....well my guy talk to his boy which is a nissan technician and they went through a checklist, which my shop did...the nissian technician told him 99.9% its the wheel bearing so saturday there going to take the wheels off and take a closer look at the car should be done mid week due to order the parts....

the thing that gets me is that there is no play with the wheel or the typical humming noise..the nissan technician said alot of time with the Z there is no play or humming noise ...

well let you know....

 

i also had the shop check the wheel bearings but he said there was no play on the wheels so i didnt try that. dude i hope that the case to i could get mine fix right this time. so are you going to fix both rear wheels with new bearing????? do you just have to buy the bear or have to buy the spindle( im not sure if thats what its called)

 

well as of right now i might change both if its only the bearing...but if i need the whole new hub w/bearing assbemly i might just change the one side due to cost issues on my end...just wating on him to get back to me