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I was hearing a squeaking coming from the front ...

I was hearing a squeaking coming from the front driver side wheel, which stopped when I stepped on the brakes. Now there's a smell coming from the wheel well. Nothing leaking/pooling. It's a 2005 Jeep Liberty.


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Early warning signal to replace your breaks?

Posted 2009-10-22T00:29:29Z
 

The piston of the disc brake caliper may be binding, causing the brake pad to continuously press against the rotor resulting in overheating.  The burnt smell is from the overheated brake fluid.  You need to fix this right away.  Your vehicle is not safe to drive.  Next time this happens, carefully touch the grease cap of your front driver side wheel.  It should be burning hot.

Posted 2009-10-22T02:22:38Z
 
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Dance with the stars cause the moon's just to far....

Lack brake-fluid or worn break pads maybe? Could it be out of allignment?

Posted 2009-10-22T04:05:27Z
 
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Not a Jennyus.

Sometimes, though not often, a piece of asphalt, even a pebble or small rock, can be thrown up from the road surface and land on the pad where the pad rests in the caliper causing the pad to ride against the rotor. This causes the pad to build up heat and thus squeal. The hotter the pad the more the asphalt, in particular, "welds" itself to the pad/caliper. Check to see that there are no pieces of asphalt lying on the pads where they meet their mating surfaces with the calipers. I actually had this happen several years ago and had it "bug" me for quite some time until I discovered it when noticing that one of the pads had worn much more than the other. This uneven wear can also indicate a sticking caliper piston as mentioned in one of the other responses given to your problem.

Posted 2009-10-22T22:12:12Z
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