I have a 98' TL 3.2 and recently my brakes started making this noise everytime I step on them to slowly stop the car for example at a red light or stop sign. I know all cars make this noise when they encounter this problem, I just don't know what the problem is. Today I opened up my hood. I looked at the brake liquid and it was filled up to where it says "LOWER BRAKES" then it had a line and said "UPPER BRAKES". Which is the beginning of the liquid container. Could it be that it needs to be compleatly full in order for the brakes to stop making that noise ???


PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME.

THANK YOU

 

What sort of noise?

If it's a grinding metallic noise it is the wear indicators which means your pads are running thin.

Here's a quick little trick to see if your pads are still ok. This, however, only works if a pair or all of the pads are wearing, not if only one is wearing ackwardly:

1. Turn your car on. Park on a level ground. Put it in park, don't pull the e-brake.
2. With your left foot with shoe on, step as hard as you can on the brake pedal.
3. With your right foot with shoe on, stick your toes under the brake pedal. If your shoed toe can go into that gap just fine, then your pads still have an acceptable amount of material. If it's a tight fit or if it can't fit, then you have worn pads.

It's a mechanic's trick and all relatively modern cars have to abide by it (its a law).

The two lines on the brake reservoir indicate proper fluid level as the brakes wear. As long as it is within those margins, then you have enough fluid. If you said the fluid is on the lower line then either you are a little low or your pads are wearing thin.