I have a 2001 fully loaded SE auto with about 23400 miles on it

I was having the problems with the brakes...vibration when breaking...so i took the car to the dealer, and this is what they told me:

the front brake work is covered under the warrenty with TSB and is replaced under it. he also told methat i needed to replace the rear pads because they are 80% worn. Now how the **** can they be 80% worn in the rear when the front aren't all worn out...tell me this doesnt' sound right. The rear pads should be replaced after like 2 pads replacement in the front. So the dealer told me that the rear breaks can be replaced between the mileage of 15-60k. I never ever remembered replacing the rear pads at 23400 miles. He told me under hard driving it could happen...anyways...i paid 140 bucks for the pads because i was fighting with her for like 30 min explaining it to her that it doesn't seem logical. and i am not taking risk with breaks..

What i think they did was....because i didn't pay anything for the front breaks they "replaced" the rear ones so i will need to pay something for like labor,etc.

If enough people tell me this isn't right..i am going back to get my money.

 

that's fawked up. I think the only way your rear brakes could be 80% worn at only 23k is if they were dragging for a long time. Or if you were riding the brakes.

That's ridiculous.

I would have assumed "standard Nissan service bullsh!t" and had them do the warranty work on the front pads only but take it to an independent shop and have them look the rear pads.

Since Nissan hates doing warranty work, they probably just told you this so that you'd have to pay for something.

 

yah steve...this really seems ****ed up
Now the woman there put the brakes in the trunk...when i got home i saw them...and i mesuared them...they are all 3/16 of an inch...how thick is a new one does anybody know

I am pretty sure the pads are not the one I had in the car...but that can't be possible that the front and back were replaced at the SAME time at 23400...i never drove with the E brake on..so its weird..i think i am gonna go back to the dealer and talk to them about this whole ****ed up situation

 

someone else had a problem with their rear brakes wearing down before their front ones. i tried to search for it but i couldnt find it. you might want to try searching yourself to see what they concluded.

 

Thanks...i'll start seareching

 

I think i found something..
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ear+AND+brakes

Its looks like the same problem...its really werid...he said something about...the rear brakes tend to wear a bit faster than the fronts.

 

rear brake pads are organic, while front brakes pads are semi-metallic.

 

but aren't the rear breaks stay at least 40k...its a ratio of about 2:1...the front get replaced twice and then the rear need to be replaced. The rear brakes don't work the same way as the front and they tend to stay a lot longer because they just "help" the front ones..so this shouldn't happen

 

Yes, the rear brakes usually stay longer than fronts but not in 5th gen. Maximas. I got mine replaced at 15k miles or so. My dealer called and told me the same thing when I was having judder problem for the first time. I simply did rears myself and let dealer to do their warranty work . It seems that rear pads're calling for another TSB .

Mike.

 

what are the rear brakes made up of...chocalate...i mean how can those pad end up that quickly...are they like half the thickness of the front?