2011 Brake Squeal

[marc515]

Any of you guys have brake squeal issues? Our 2011 Pathfinder brakes squeal after it's been parked for a couple of hours. We only have 12,000 miles on it, and it's annoying to say the least.

Will they do anything under warranty?

[Oly 22]

Mine squeal too but only when cold. I am not sure Nissan will do anything about it. If I am not mistaken, it is more about the pads they use. There is a thread that discusses this but I haven't found it yet. When it's time, I will be using different pads than the Nissan OEM pads.

[smj999smj]

As long as the issues aren't because of worn pads (which they shouldn't be at 12000 miles), they should cover it under warranty. My personal experience: my 06 LE had front and rear genuine Nissan pads installed by the dealer when I bought the vehicle w/ 84000 mi on it. In 2000 miles, they started squeeking (pads are make by Hitachi). I cleaned them and lubed them and a few thousand miles later they started squeeking, again. My 08 SE had Akebono ACT Ceramic pads installed, front and rear, purchased from Rockauto.com and installed by myself. Akebono has been an original supplier of brake linings to Nissan for decades. With 17000 miles on the 08, I have had no squeek issues and braking performance is at least equivalent (if not better) than the genuine Nissan pads.