Brake Caliper Sticking ??

[355HP Z71]

I was driving home from work today and I started noticing some vibration in the steering wheel and brake pedal . When I was coming to stops the truck was vibrating and shaking while the truck was slowing down . When I got home the drivers side wheel had some serious heat coming from it and also had a burnt smell and a build up of brake dust on the wheel. I also heard a ticking noise coming from inside the wheel while the truck was shut off . I think it was coming from the caliper but not sure . This has happened twice now in the last two weeks . Im guessing the caliper is sticking ? The truck only has 40,000 miles on it . Has anyone else had this promblem ?

[silveradosid]

it will be the sliders in the caliper, i service mine every 20k . i am at 48k and no brake problems

[BigBadSierra]

You need to take them apart clean an lube them and put them back together.

 

I do this every spring as they salt our roads.

 

Most people who I hear complain their brakes never last and wore out too soon answer the question I ask them the same way..

 

"Did you ever service them?"

 

They all say "No!!!!"

 

We have a 2013 Escape my wife uses for work by cleaning the brakes regularly they finally wore out at 100,000 miles not the pads the rust got the rotors.

[355HP Z71]

Thanks guys ! I took it to the dealership and she said it should be covered under the extended warranty .

[355HP Z71]

Just got back from the dealership . It was a bad left front brake caliper . The rotor was warped and the pad was glazed because of the heat . So I ended up with a new caliper and new pads and rotors on both sides .With 40,000 miles it was out of the 3 / 36,000 warranty . Good thing I bought the extended warranty as it was all covered!