Originally Posted by spiff72

Since I am bringing my TCH in for service tomorrow to look into the gurgling sound behind the dash, I wanted to ask them about the brakes. I wanted to hear from a couple of you and see if this is common.

I have noticed that when I decelerate to a stop (lets just say from about 50mph), I can slow down smoothly except for the final couple of feet. It feels like the disc brakes are grabbing suddenly, and it makes it feel like a semi-panic stop for those last couple of feet. It borders on embarassing when I have someone in the car riding with me. I can also feel a transition if I am creeping forward with the foot on the brake.

In addition, I have noticed that sometimes it seems difficult to keep the car from creeping forward at a stop light without applying what seems to be excessive pressure to the brake pedal. My foot can actually get tired. At the same time, when I am stationary, with my foot on the brake, I can have the energy monitor showing that the wheels are feeding power to the battery, and if I step on the brake harder (and hear/feel that subtle "thump" transition), the flow of power will stop.

DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THESE SORTS OF THINGS?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by RoLev

Not sure about the grabby brake behavior, but the gurgling behind the dash sounds to me like the Plasmacluster (which ionizes water molecules behind the driver's side air vent).

RoLev