[jhiggi83]

I have a potential issue with my rear brakes on my 2000 Boxster Base that I am trying to diagnose. Ive been driving short distances of about 3-7 miles in the car and every time I stop I hear the crackling of heated metal coming from the rear brakes(Both Sides). I put my hand on the rim and I felt radiant heat but given that is near the engine and exhaust that may not mean much. When letting off the gas at low speeds I do feel immediate resistance in the car kinda like driving with the parking brake on or like the car has an engine brake. There are no noises of the pads dragging and the brake pedal has a very good response. I dont know if its the exhaust im hearing or if I need to start replacing brakes. It was serviced by the previous owner 2 weeks ago and supposedly everything was fine. From the maintenance record the brakes were last done 2 years ago and I have no record of the rotors being changed. The vehicle is currently at 88k miles.