Brake Issues...rust?

[sentipede]

Alright, well it snowed pretty badly in Chicago last weekend and my car got covered in salt. The next day I drove my car straight to the car wash about 5 blocks away, washed it and drove it straight home and parked it. Well, when I hopped in my car today...4 days later...and disengaged the park brake I had to give the car some gas before the brakes broke loose of the rust...ughh. Anyhow, the first few brakes were very weak and had a scratching noise. As I kept driving they started to get better, but were still making a noise. Anyhow, I drove around for a few blocks and decided to park the car. Will this noise eventually go away or did I cause any permanent damage to the brakes?

Thanks in advance...

joe

[Dharn55]

Alright, well it snowed pretty badly in Chicago last weekend and my car got covered in salt. The next day I drove my car straight to the car wash about 5 blocks away, washed it and drove it straight home and parked it. Well, when I hopped in my car today...4 days later...and disengaged the park brake I had to give the car some gas before the brakes broke loose of the rust...ughh. Anyhow, the first few brakes were very weak and had a scratching noise. As I kept driving they started to get better, but were still making a noise. Anyhow, I drove around for a few blocks and decided to park the car. Will this noise eventually go away or did I cause any permanent damage to the brakes?

Thanks in advance...

joe

This a common and well known problem. Surface rust on rotors adheres to brake pads. Just drive it for a few miles and it will wear off. It happens on my 2000 on a regualr basis. Once the pads partially frooze up in the calipers when I had it parked in damp weather for about two weeks. Took it to the dealer and they freed them up (still under warranty at the time.) They suggested not using the parking brake it the car would be parked for long period of time.

[PeterC4]

I live in Toronto and I get this once in a while...it goes away.