[CalgaryZL1]

I wash my wheels like a whore’s drawers, never had an issue, even in arctic Canada.

[Gunkk]

Originally Posted by clg82

Hey everyone this truly is an odd one. A handful of times after washing my car, using Adams Polishes wheel and tire cleaner on the wheels and tires and than parking it for a day or 2 the front brake calipers become stuck. When putting the car in reverse to leave the garage it take a lot of RPMs to get them "unstuck". And it almost becomes "unstuck" violently with a loud thud. Anyone else have this issues at all? The brakes function like they should afterwards. This has happened backing up and going forward.

Yeah, the pads can stick to the rotors if they get wet.

Solution: Don't put it away wet. Drive it around the block to get the water off the brakes.

[clg82]

Originally Posted by Gunkk

Yeah, the pads can stick to the rotors if they get wet.

Solution: Don't put it away wet. Drive it around the block to get the water off the brakes.

And than dry off all of the road grime when i get back? Only half kidding....

[Z OH 6]

Originally Posted by clg82

And than dry off all of the road grime when i get back? Only half kidding....

You should be able to get a leaf blower and blow most of the water out between the pads and rotor. That might work too.

[cdb95z28]

Not odd at all, it's in the owner's manual

[Z OH 6]

Originally Posted by cdb95z28

Not odd at all, it's in the owner's manual

I think its quite odd when I've never heard of any other car doing this, and I've owned a LOT of performance vehicles, domestic, foreign and exotic.

[clg82]

Originally Posted by Z OH 6

I think its quite odd when I've never heard of any other car doing this, and I've owned a LOT of performance vehicles, domestic, foreign and exotic.

Yeah same, I wonder if it's something with the compound of the brake pads(?) But even then these can't be the only cars with these. I thought possibly it was my calipers seizing for some reason, but I'm glad to hear that isn't the case.

[ctrlz]

Originally Posted by Gunkk

Solution: Don't put it away wet. Drive it around the block to get the water off the brakes.

This is what I do.
Mine stuck once after a wash, because I pulled it straight into the garage and it sat for 2 days. Now it gets a 1/2 mile trip around the block and no issue.