Are the factory brake pads just trash, or my bad luck?

[Nitrousbird]

I've owned my late build 2018 since new.  Had to replace the front pads (and rotors) a year ago at 25k miles.  Pads worn, not making contact on the whole rotor face, making noise - the normal not working situation.  I replaced with Akebono pads and OEM rotors.  Now, at 36k (by far the most miles I've driven this truck in a year, somehow), the rears are gone with the same issue.  I'd say half of my miles are long trips on the freeway, with the rest mixed use of interstate, back roads and surface streets.  3k miles of towing, but 2k of it is all long trips, all with trailers with functional brakes.

Just seems really poor pad life though my last two trucks were on non-OEM pads, so hard to say what their original pad life was.  

[m3n00b]

50k miles on my 2016.  My pads still have plenty of life left.  Lifted on heavy 35s since 20k miles

Edited August 23, 2024 by m3n00b

[CamGTP]

Seems like bad luck, I still have the factory front brakes on my truck at 123k miles, they still have like half life left. Lots of highways miles on this truck, so they never got worn down.

 

I've always noticed that trucks with larger wheels will wear them faster because the rotating mass is much greater. Trucks with 17's or 18's will get longer life than those with 22's if they do more city driving.

[xranger90]

We got 75k miles on OEM pads.

[beetle]

71k original brakes but the front rotors are warped. When the time comes I'll have the rotors replaced instead of machined.

[JimCost2014]

My back pads were squeaking at 60,000, replaced all 4 corners.

[MikeBMW]

I had the dealer look at mine when I wanted all four rotors and pads replaced 6 months ago at 90,000.
They called me and said the fronts were fine, only the rears needed done.
I like my dealer service. YMMV
To be fair, the Carfax report shows two brake services before I bought it at 77,000.
 

Edited August 24, 2024 by MikeBMW

[JimCost2014]

14 hours ago, MikeBMW said:

I had the dealer look at mine when I wanted all four rotors and pads replaced.
They called me and said the fronts were fine, only the rears needed done.
I like my dealer service. YMMV
 

Still on my original rotors, they were able to turn them just fine. Don't realize how much they are deteriorating until you have new pads, and it stops like new again.

Edited August 24, 2024 by JimCost2014

[BNSF]

'14 1500 Changed at 100k with OEM. Now at 175k and still good.

'19 2500 Just changed with 124k.

Extremely happy with the service life; won't buy anything buy OEM.

[Nitrousbird]

Replaced the rears this weekend - inner pads on both sides were totally done with the outers having maybe 10-15% lift left but were not making full rotor contact.  Rotors looked like trash.  Same look as my front ones looked like last year.  

I'm now rocking new factory rotors all around and upgraded to my go-to street pads (Akebono).  Slider pins were in perfect shape and no other issues I could find, just premature wear.  

[Jay Ratliff]

I replaced my rear pads at about 100k when they were getting pretty thin. At 260k miles now, and will be doing all four rotors and pads this weekend. Fronts are still factory, I'm shocked they lived this long. Starting to get some vibration on braking and figured they're all due.

[jagabom (Esquire)]

Replaced all 4 corners on my 2017 at 60,000 miles.  DURALIFE.

Jim

Edited September 5, 2024 by jagabom (Esquire)

[richard wysong]

It all depends on how the truck is driven, a rule of thumb for most vehicles is 35-40k miles it's time for at least new pads, of course lots of hi-way miles will extend that and conservative driving habits as well. My trucks haul a trailer and are loaded to the max on a regular basis so I use NAPA severe duty pads and have had good results so far