Q: Brakes

asked by on May 20, 2016

I have put new brake pads on the front and the back of my car and I still hear a squeak when I'm going down the road at slow speeds but when I mash the brakes the squeal stop. What could this be or what can I do to fix this.

My car has 185000 miles.

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