I read a lot of reviews about these pads saying that they're noisy. I applied mine to my 2012 Cruze 2LT and when I took off the old pads I noticed that the pads from the interior aspect of both rotors had deep rivets in them. I then visually inspected the inner aspect of the rotors and noticed that they were badly warped out. I promptly drove to the auto parts store, bought brand new rotors (Carquest Wearever from Advanced Auto Parts) and through them on with the new pads. If you put brand new pads on worn rotors, the pads will grind and make a lot of noise, people. These pads with new rotors are quiet and provide excellent stopping power. I also ensured that my shins weren't grinding the rotor either because that's a mistake I made a few years ago and I thought the sound was from bad pads.