Hi all,
Recently I have had my car stored in a covered carpark over Dec + Jan months in Australia. Had a friend who started up the engines over the
1st month only. When I started driving it, it felt like I had to depress the brakes pedal quite some way before the car starts to slow down/comes to a halt. The mechanic said it was due to gung/rust/debris on the brake disc and would get better on its own as I keep driving it. Today I discovered a new noise while I was driving. (Auto transmission) While on the roads, it suddenly became apparent as a loud noise accompanied acceleration. I don't know if it should be described as a grinding noise but when I filled up the petrol tank the noise seemed to become softer though did not disappear completely. The noise seemed to sound from the back and I thought it rattled the right side abit. More acceleration, more noise.
What's going on? Is this something I should be worried about? Or just because of the long period of storage this 11 yr old car is working up?
Thanks for any help!
Cheers, J