Just started happening last week and it does not sound pleasant. When i step on the brakes softly it does not happen but when i step on brakes softly then harder I get a loud like rattling noise from the front right wheel. It's like a deep noise not high pitched. And it only happens some of the time and i can feel it in the brake pedal when it does happen. Does anyone have any suggestions on what the heck is going on up there??? Thanks

 

Have you jacked it up and looked at the area for clues?

 

do you know what ABS sounds/feels like? (sorry if you do, i just have to ask)

if its not that- possibly a warped rotor or a sticking guide pin. if you somewhat mechanicly inclined the brakes are a good place to start screwing around and learning about your car. theres only like 4 bolts to them, they are easy to get to, and they can only go back together one way. just dont hang the calliper by the brake line when you remove it and you wont damage anything.

take the wheel off and look at your brakes. theres the caliper that holds the pads against the rotor, you can take the caliper off with 2 allen bolts from the back. those bolts are the guide pins i was talking about, sometimes they get crap in there and cause the pad to grip unevenly.

they should be smooth, move freely and have some grease in there and the rubber boot should be intact. if they are dry or dirty and have rough grooves in them you should replace them. you can use a C-Clamp to compress the brake cylinder back into the caliper so you can get the pads back over the rotor for the front wheels. the back wheels are different though you need a tool to do this.

 

Ya I have felt what abs feels like and this is def not it. It is only occurring in one wheel and it just doesn't feel the same. Thanks for the DYI that will be this weekends little project hopefully i can find some time. I will throw it up on jack stands this weekend and dive in lol. Thanks for the replies I will keep ya up to date.