brake problems after 15K miles?

pingber · Post by **pingber** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:37 am

Have any of you had to have the front pads replaced after 15K miles? My vibe is making grinding sounds when stopping, but it doesn;t happen all of the time, sometimes gone for a day or two. Seems to be worse in wet weather ...any ideas????

millster · Post by **millster** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:41 am

Mine always did that. The exposed disc rotors will develop a little surface rust after the car sits for a bit, especially in wet conditions. The car will sound a bit raspy when braking until the rust is worn off.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:55 am

If it does it when you first drive on a wet day, it's perfectly normal. A fine coating of rust forms very quickly on the discs but wears off after you drive a short distance and brake a few times. Don't worry.Welcome to Genvibe. Same question, same answer eh Millster?

jasonvibe · Post by **jasonvibe** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:00 am

If it does it ONLY after sitting in an overnight rain...NORMAL. Noise should go away after one or 2 stops. Otherwise have the brakes checked.

binary · Post by **binary** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:41 pm

On a humid or misty day, rust can show up much sooner... a couple of hard stops cleans the rotors up and you'll have a quiet drive after.

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:46 pm

Living in the hills of western PA, I have to change my brakes after 15,000 miles, so for me, new pads after 15k is kinda normal.

russ257 · Post by **russ257** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:29 am

i had to replace mine at around 18 and again now at 35

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:46 am

Quote, originally posted by russ257 »i had to replace mine at around 18 and again now at 35Yep, I changed the pads to ceramic, hopefully they last a little longer.

binary · Post by **binary** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:36 am

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »Yep, I changed the pads to ceramic, hopefully they last a little longer.Less brake dust too - I would hope?

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:33 am

Yep, MUCH less.

jasonvibe · Post by **jasonvibe** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:59 am

I hope I am not doing the brakes every 15k. I did them on my last car every 25. Because the wife drives 90% city and the sliders would stick on the driver's side caliper. The passenger's side were only half worn. Also the "better" pads from Autozone made more dust than anything else I had ever used. Advance's silver pads have less dust but less grip. This is based on my last car.

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