Just got back from playing with the snow for the first time. While I was braking, the car sounded like it's grinding and it wants to stall sometime. I have no problem shifting through all the gear, so it can't be the transmission or could it be. I only tried launching a few time that's it. The grinding sounded like it's coming from around the downpipe area. I had a piece of wood stuck down by the downpipe and the sway bar once. I inspected the area and found nothing but to pull that piece of wood out. This is the first time that it happen so I'm .... Scare

 

Grinding while brakes are applied or still grinding without brakes applied

 

while brakes are applied

 

its your ABS activating. mine does the same thing when i break hard

 

Do you have any rust spots on the rotors? Check for rocks stuck between the rotors and calipers. If it sat for a while before you drove it after the snow sometimes a little rust will build up and it sounds weird for a couple of stops but it sounds like yours happens all the time. Sorry know knowledge about the trans or diffs.

 

Weird

 

Now I see were you braking in the snow like the previous post said. If so 99% sure it was the ABS

 

I hope so thanx for the info guys

 

yup, ABS. mine did that today when I was testing how hard I could break in the snow.

 

happens on my STi sometimes in the snow good to know it's the ABS haha I know that exact sound kind of scary

 

For real, I thought I landed on a piece of broken branch from the tree or something.

 

heard it all the time on my evo esp when stupid cars come flying outta nowhere and brembos have to come into play