I've just started getting a loud metallic popping/knock noise (sounds like one loud bang on a tin can with a metal hammer) coming from the driver's side wheel area whenever I'm braking fairly hard within the last few days. Sometimes it happens when braking not so hard, but it mostly happens in hard stopping situations. It is a delayed pop and happens as the car is in the end of the stop. I know it isn't something in the trunk sliding forward and hitting the trunk's front wall. It's definitely coming from the front wheel area. It's also sounding as if the caliper is sticking because when I release the brakes, I can hear a fairly quieter clicking/popping sound coming from the same area. The caliper was recently serviced, and the backing plate & wheel bearing was replaced, and virgo rims were installed (Mar.
22). Anyone have any ideas?- posted
17 years ago