Knocking Sound After Breaking?

2008 GMC SIERRA
199,000 MILES • 5.3L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JGONZO2398
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This is an issue for a friend’s truck. He explains that whenever he brakes and comes to a full stop, there’s a knocking noise coming from the front end of his vehicle, from inside the engine bay specifically. It’s not a knock as soon as he brakes, he says that he brakes, comes to a full a stop, then a couple seconds AFTER, the knocking noise can be heard. He also mentioned that he replaced three motor mounts about a month ago but that didn’t fix the issue, he was also told by a garage mechanic that it could potentially be a transmission issue or maybe a CV axle issue
Jan 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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KRAKENAUTO
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It's kinda hard to diagnose without hearing it. Is it possible to get a video of it happening? Does it start and drive fine otherwise? Does it only occur when stopped?
Jan 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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JGONZO2398
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Sorry for the late response, it’s hard to get a video at the moment but it starts up and drives perfectly fine, just the knocking sound shortly after braking
Jan 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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STRAILER
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It sounds like the ABS is going off? You say it still makes the noise even when stopped? I video of the noise would be nice for us to tell what is going on.
Jan 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM