Hi there,
I posted car trouble before and got great answers, so I'm back for more. I have a 2009 Rav4 that squeals when I tap the breaks and makes the Star Wars power down sound (think turning off stuff in the Death Star) when I break more heavily to come to a complete stop.
The squeal sounds about the same as when you need new break pads.
When the car was checked at the shop it seems my break pads are good until at least the fall and the techs did not hear the sound. As soon as my wife picked it up she heard the power down sound on breaking and went back to take the tech with her on the drive. Of course, the car didn't make the sound. The guy took a look at the passenger side front wheel well and mentioned something like "wheel barrel balance issue" (that's what my wife said). He said it wasn't dangerous and that the sound would get much worse before it became something we needed to get fixed.
Does anybody know what this is, and if so, is it something I should rush to fix?
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