Grinding noise

Asked by Gerri Dec 15, 2018 at 07:38 AM about the 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

02 passat replaced cv axles and
struts now drivers side has brake light
flashing and when driving hear
grinding noise drivers side does drive
ok but the noise and lights wrong

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Guru9FSV8 answered 5 years ago

Your brake pads might be so low that the pad material is gone making it metal to metal. If ABS light is on it could be something as simple as cleaning the reluctor ring and sensor tip.

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