When going forward vehicle makes a rubbing grinding brake sound

1997 TOYOTA TARAGO
250,000 MILES • 1.3L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JIM25466
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Hi, the car is a Townace no longer made Toyota van. It makes a noise like rubbing brakes sound grinding when going forward. no noise in reverse and performance is normal.
Apr 17, 2019 at 2:02 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Welcome to 2CarPros.

Have you confirmed the brakes are good? Does the sound change when you apply the brakes? Does it change with vehicle speed?

Let me know.

Joe
Apr 17, 2019 at 7:30 PM
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