I recently had my tires changed (about two months ago) and three days ago I started having a metal on metal grinding sound while turning left. The noise is located up on my right passenger wheel side. The noise is in sync with my tire rotating as I move. It sometimes does it when I'm going straight after a stopping at a stop light as well. The noise stops at around 40mph every time. What could this be?
Car info:
2012
Toyota
Camry
What makes this problem better or worse?
Worse the tighter I turn
How long has your 2012 Toyota Camry had this problem?
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Have disc brake pads inspected for thickness of braking material.
Also possible foreign object lodged between backing plate and disc brake rotor.
*Hands-on* inspection / evaluation is required.
Sounds like a bent backing plate behind one of your brake rotors. It's easy to bend one when removing a wheel (like when changing tires) if the technician isn't careful. I'd suggest making a trip to your trusted independent shop to have the issue looked at - it could be as simple as bending the plate back into place which can usually be done in a few minutes with bare hands. Good luck!
