Premature brake replacement

[KARNUT]

I never done that in my life with my about 20 trucks I’ve used for work. Sure I drove lots of HWY miles. My job sites were pipelines or utilities. 90K plus miles was the rule for brake life. Add to that fuel tanks, toolboxes, air compressor, tools and spare parts. If I’m pulling the wheels brakes are going on. Usually I’m getting another truck. New Dude you’re spot on most everything. Pulling the wheels cleaning and lube the brake mechanism. Never had to do it.

[Grumpy Bear]

8 hours ago, newdude said:

 

 

The OE stuff is what I use, I just always make sure to tear it all down once a year and clean and lube everything.  If you do that, most any brakes should last a while.  

 

Every time I rotate tires, I have a look see and lube if needed. Keep those slides free  

[silveradosid]

the front brakes on these newer trucks are virtually maintenance free with the slide set up they have. the real problem is the rear brakes. i had 58k miles on my truck and the rear brakes were completely done, my 2014 went 120k before replacement. there is a design flaw with these trucks, at 58k the rear inner pad was gone and the out side was still at 50 percent. since replacing all the brakes i have gone 15k and checked the brakes during rotation and the rear brake inner pads are wearing faster than the outers again. there is nothing binding, the slides are free. i have never owned a truck that does this and cannot figure out why

[KARNUT]

I just put brakes on my wife’s car at 12 years old and 134K miles. Honda odyssey at 127 miles and 7 years old. According to the maintenance records on my avalanche it’s about the same. This is about average for me. If I paid the dealer or just about any shop to pull the wheels clean and lube the brake parts. That would at least double the cost with my brakes during their life. Not to mention non have ever suggested that service. You know dealers will try to drop any service they can think of on you. I wonder sometimes where people come up with their maintenance tips. If you’re vehicle requires special maintenance it’s time to change brands.

[64BAwagon]

We have issues here with rust jacking due to the salt content of our roads. In the past I have pulled the wheels and cleaned the clips and carriers every couple of years in order to keep the pads moving properly and keep the contact between pad and rotor optimized. GM does a better job with rotor coatings these days and I find they last longer than before. Its just part of living in the rust belt. 

[Gangly]

That's wild!  Maybe its because I'm in the south, but I have a tad under 130K miles on my truck and I have 30%+ left on the front and over 50%+ on the rear.  I'm guessing the northern areas in the salt belt have substantially more corrosion going on, but I cant imagine having to replace these pads before 150K miles are on the truck.  Like you guys, I would be furious if I had to replace the pads before 50K miles.

[KARNUT]

53 minutes ago, Gangly said:

That's wild!  Maybe its because I'm in the south, but I have a tad under 130K miles on my truck and I have 30%+ left on the front and over 50%+ on the rear.  I'm guessing the northern areas in the salt belt have substantially more corrosion going on, but I cant imagine having to replace these pads before 150K miles are on the truck.  Like you guys, I would be furious if I had to replace the pads before 50K miles.

I guess mud and sand on pipelines doesn’t affect brakes like snow and ice. I did once a week blast my trucks at a self service car wash before I’d go home for the weekend. I’d hate driving a dirty truck home from the 10 day shift. 

[64BAwagon]

It sure aint like Texas, but then again it isnt 95 degrees here today either. LOL   

[KARNUT]

18 minutes ago, 64BAwagon said:

It sure aint like Texas, but then again it isnt 95 degrees here today either. LOL   

That’s true. But there’s AC. Then there’s OCTOBER through June that’s usually gorgeous. 

[tonimarie50]

15,000 miles 24 Silverado 1500 and the rear pads are reading 82% and the fronts are reading 99%…..dealership says “that’s normal” did that tech get his certification from a Cracker Jack box? Rotors have gotten so hot they have a blue tint…..but there is nothing wrong with this truck ….. well that’s what my dealership tells me! Anyone else?

Edited December 30, 2024 by tonimarie50
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[reeseb]

My 2021 LTZ 6.2 CC with 33,143 miles is 73% brake life front and 84% brake life rear. 

[Grumpy Bear]

5 hours ago, tonimarie50 said:

15,000 miles 24 Silverado 1500 and the rear pads are reading 82% and the fronts are reading 99%…..dealership says “that’s normal” did that tech get his certification from a Cracker Jack box? Rotors have gotten so hot they have a blue tint…..but there is nothing wrong with this truck ….. well that’s what my dealership tells me! Anyone else?

 

186,000 and still on original brakes. If your rotors are blue in 15K it ain't the brakes. 

[Alan123]

On 1/17/2023 at 12:36 PM, Pyrojodge said:

Hello all,

 

I am one of the unfortunate people that just had to replace my rear rotors, brake pads, and wear sensor because I live in the northern United States where corrosion is going to happen.  Apparently how the brake pad wear sensor held the area can corrode which allows the sensor to move into a position where it causes wear to the rotor and the sensor eventually causing an error message about your BRAKE PAD MONITOR SYSTEM needs attention.  This is an $800 bill for me to replace 80% remaining brake pads and good rotors and the sensor because of GM's engineering choice for this system.  I'm curious if anyone else on here has run into this issue and what the chances are of GM stepping up if there's enough of us having to replace components that are still in fantastic shape?  I wonder how many of their vehicles use this same set up and how many issues this has caused.

 

2019 High Country 64k miles for reference.

 

[Alan123]

On 1/17/2023 at 12:36 PM, Pyrojodge said:

Hello all,

 

I am one of the unfortunate people that just had to replace my rear rotors, brake pads, and wear sensor because I live in the northern United States where corrosion is going to happen.  Apparently how the brake pad wear sensor held the area can corrode which allows the sensor to move into a position where it causes wear to the rotor and the sensor eventually causing an error message about your BRAKE PAD MONITOR SYSTEM needs attention.  This is an $800 bill for me to replace 80% remaining brake pads and good rotors and the sensor because of GM's engineering choice for this system.  I'm curious if anyone else on here has run into this issue and what the chances are of GM stepping up if there's enough of us having to replace components that are still in fantastic shape?  I wonder how many of their vehicles use this same set up and how many issues this has caused.

 

2019 High Country 64k miles for reference.

 

[Alan123]

2020 Silverado 2500 75000 km

New style push button electronic parking brake components have corroded to point of making the parking brake non-functional. The dealer quoted  $2500 to fix because the rear rotors have to be changed along with the parking brake components. The main brakes (rear rotors and pads are good) so screw it, I will run without a functional parking brake until the rear rotors need replacing. Also, replaced rear tailight wiring harness because the original had corroded and lights was failing. Now the tailgate camera is only working intermittently. No way I'm forking out another $100k for a new GM 3/4 ton. May try Dodge RAM next truck.