Well I spent the thick end of £800 in February having my 65,000 mile stilo JTD brought back to full working order.
It had a stuck egr valve, coked up gubbins, squealing and binding rear brakes and some curious noises from the suspension.

September arrives and it failed the MOT on the suspension bushes, three of which were replaced along with track ends and associated bits for just over £500. I had sort of seen that coming with the report the (different) garage gave in Feb.

So MOT passed and the car, with it's new suspension bits feels amazing, better than new, and returning 58-60mpg on my commute.*

However, the infernal squealing rear brakes are back. My journey from Holmfirth to Manchester Airport is a mixture of roads but as soon as I get on the M60 at Ashton the rear brakes start singing. I can only assume they are binding slightly and reach a critical temperature at this point in my journey.*
Sure enough, when I arrive, the rear discs are too hot to touch.*

Bearing in mind I had new discs, pads and reconditioned calipers back in Feb this is now the third reincarnation of this problem.*
Is the Stilo fundamentally flawed?*

I can't believe I'm supposed to go wire brushing and greasing the pads every few thousand miles.... Am I?

Anyone else have this issue or, better yet, anyone got a silver bullet cure for a once and for all fix?

Any more of this crep and expenditure and I'm trading the yellow beauty (for to be honest its lines still tug at my heart strings) for a new Kia Rio...
And I'm not kidding!

Cheers! Moo

sell it to norra batty

Hi.
Two thoughts, I was using Mintex pads that worked great for years, last year they started squealing, the guy at the car shop changed them for Nippon pads which are silent and brake well with little fade.
He told me they had lots of complaints about Mintex pads recently.
The other thing was the handbrake cable can rub on the inside of the wheel; it’s not obvious unless you take the wheel off.
Once the outer casing has worn away the water can get in and rust the cable enough to stop it releasing completely so worth a look.

If you'd specified OEM discs and pads, I don't believe you would have had this problem. Annoying but true...

Kia Rio :yuck:

Thanks for the replies and oh bugger I forgot to mention that the noise is worse in right hand bends or motorway curves and silences in left turns.
Might have to try oem parts as I've read that in another related discussion.

Hi.
Another thought, have you checked it’s not the disc back plate too close to the disc, they can bend out of shape and rub when hot.
Does the noise go if you touch the brakes or is it constant once it starts?
If it is constant it would indicate back plate rubbing rather than pad squeal.

Both of the rear discs get hot with no braking? (Bearng in mind they'll be pretty hot if you've just stopped)

For both discs rubbing then I'd be thinking either both caliper pistons are sticking or the handbrake cable is seizing or is maladjusted.
Next time you stop, stop on a downhill gradient and see if it will roll freely

Or just jack the car up and see what the problem is. You should be able to boost the wheel and let it turn by itself at least for about 10 seconds. You can also pretty much hear if it's rubbing against something.

My father's car had this issue, and the handbrake cable was too tight so the back pads never really disengaged.

How many clicks do you use to engage the handbrake?

Nevertheless, immediately after I released the handbrake cable the squeal stopped.

im gettina a lil squeal aswell when turning right are there any bushes at the rear that could cause this prob or just squeaky brakes?