Why do my new car brakes creak/squeak?

The new brakes, since they did away with asbestos tend to squeak more. If you here a clicking or even worse a grinding type noise get to the garage ASAP. Try not to do super hard stops, the new brakes don’t disappate heat as well as the old style. And don’t ride the brakes if you can. I would also be concerned about the ripped boot. I’m in the Northeast and the salt is hell on cars.

@Adirondackwannabe now if I hear a clicking or grinding what would that be a indication of? Just so I know.

The clicking is the wear monitor. If it clicks the pads are worn down. They are ready for replacement. If it grinds it means the pads are worn out. That’s really bad.

@Adirondackwannabe oh ok. Well they were just replaced about a month ago so they shouldn’t be wearing down that fast and I checked the yesterday. They look fine just weird noises.

What happens is the material they use for the pads gets hot spots, they get hard, and then they squeak for a bit. If the pads are okay it’s just annoying.

When my daughter put in her new brakes, she had the same problem and they took very little pressure to stop. She had to take it back in to have them adjusted a little. If she slightly touched them, her car would come to a complete stop and squeal. They worked better after the adjustment. Just take it back to where you had the job done. They shouldn’t charge you for adjusting them.

Very typical, especially with new rotors. They probably didn’t feel like they were “braking” as well as before too?

They’re wearing in. As @Adirondackwannabe pointed out, only concern is the grinding or clicking sounds, or if it doesn’t go away within a month or so (regular driving assumed).

This happens to my minivan every time I get the brake pads and calipers replaced with generic parts rather than Honda brand. I’ve been told it isn’t dangerous, though (thanks for the explanation of what’s happening, @Adirondackwannabe), and it doesn’t bother me enough to spend the extra money, so I just let them squeak. And I get to play a little game every time I come to a stop, to get it done silently.