Just like the title says. What is the average mileage for both? If you need a car for an example, take a 2003 Acura 3.2CL lady driven.
Thanks all
I recently changed my rear pads/rotors on my '98 gtp. I have 74k on the car and the pads still had 30% left and rotors where only rusted.
yeah… see i’m thinking thats about normal for rear brakes.
heres the deal. My moms car ( 3.2 CL) has about 45k miles on it. in the past year, the rear brake pads have been changed about 3 times, the rear rotors twice and now the car has to go back in for pads and rotors again. My mom confronted acura about the problem the second time she had to have the brakes worked on and they told her that there was nothing that they could do because she took it to monroe to have the brakes done. They didn’t mention anything about abnormal wear or even look at it for her. Now, obviously this wear is not normal esp when the rears were wearing faster then the fronts. She recently took it back to monroe and they found that there is a frozen caliper. I’m going to insist that acura pay for the replacement parts, but is there a case to be made about the previous costs of rotors and pads incurred?
Something is deffenitly wrong. Is this happening on both left and right rears? Either the caliper is not sliding, releaseing/sticking or somthing is wrong with the front and the backs are being over worked. Good luck with getting it resolved.
What kind of e-brake set up is on the car? If its a drum style then its nothing to worry about. Other wise I would say maybe that is not releasing properly.
I’m not sure what kind of e-brake set up is on there…I haven’t even looked at it :eek:
all i know is that when she took it in after the first time ( i just confirmed this) when the pads had to be replaced at 11,000 miles, they were very nasty to her and told her that it was her problem because she didnt bring it to them :bloated: They didnt investigate it…that makes me angry. Not all people know about brakes on cars for them to assume that she knew what to do.
Suppose they find out that there is a problem with the caliper. That should be covered by warranty right? its not a normal wear item. and then I would assume that because this was the cause of the problem, they should replace the rotors and pads which were ruined by this fault. they probably should be responsible for the previous repairs as well because they didn’t even look at it when she told them what happend.
I dont know if calipers would be covered under warrentee if defective. If both pads on the left and right side rears are wearing evenly then I would not think you have a caliper problem. It would lead me to believe something if wrong with the front. Maybe the front lines have air bubbles? Wish you and your mom the best, im just throwing out possibiltes that could be wrong.
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EDIT: here are some stats on her rear brakes
7/10/03 10,000 miles Rear brake pads replaced and resurfaced rotors
4/21/04 24,000 miles Rear brake pads replaced, Rear Rotors replaced
5/04/05 39,000 miles Rear Brake pads replaced, Rear Rotors replaced
11/14/05 47,000 miles Needs: Rear brake pads, rotors, one caliper
Front brakes for the first time.
wonder what drying technique my mom is using that causes the rear brakes to go before the fronts? :gotme:
Is she driving backwards? Thats fucked up. On my Integra(Aug 2003) the pads were 1/2 worn in the back when i got the car and i never needed to replace the backs and i just got rid of the car(oct 2005).
Its warranty and obviously manufacturers defect. Bitch them out and cause a scene right on the sales floor. Its Ray Laks correct, because by the amount of shit they are giving you it sounds like your mom bought an acura from Schmitts
Could be when it sits outside for periods of time, the corrosion kills the rotors. My Parents’ cars have the same thing, they let them sit for a month at a time.
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your mom has been doing e-brake slides like a mofo.
If your mom still has a warranty, circumvent Satan and call Acura of America directly. Have documentation that you can fax them. Explain the issue, and mre often than not they will take care of it.
About the Warranty. Explain exactly what it entails, and what type of warranty this is. Is it a warrranty from Acura, or some other type of warranty?
If there is no warranty, you are screwed.
Average life span varies… I can give you my own two examples:
'95 Saturn SC2: about 12k with OEM parts, about 20k when I went to quality aftermarket pads and rotors.
'02 Sentra: 30k on the first set of OEMs (front and rear), and that set saw auto-x duty. I’m at 53k now and still on my second set of front rotors (OEM) but I replaced the rear pads and rotors again at about 48k. Mostly due to the rotors being extremely rusty/uneven.
So in my case, around 18-20k is typical if good quality parts were used. I’d expect good quality from Honda OEM.
Thanks for the help guys. This is the second car that she has leased new from this acura dealer and has about 2 months left on it. Obviously she doesnt want to dump money into it. I’m going to try calling Acura of America directly and see what happens…hopefully they wont hang up