Brake Wear

[claydoctor]

Replaced front pads and resurfaced rotors for the first time at 151,000 miles. I understand this is not unusual. Had work done at dealership. Now after only 45,000 additional miles, dealer says my brakes are 90% gone. Most of my driving is interstate. Does that sound odd to anyone other than me?

 

[t4r98tacoma]

If your not driving in the city that much then it's not weird to see that since your not in stop and go traffic

 

[BlackWorksInc]

That actually strikes me as odd that the pads lasted 150k, unless you're engine braking a lot to be honest. 45k doesn't sound too bad (since the pads aren't completely worn out, I think 90% gone sounds a bit much though), but then again it depends on how you're braking.

 

[claydoctor]

The odd part is that for the first 150K, I was driving more in the city. I have a service invoice from 70,000 miles that said I had 50% left. So the 150K was about right. Don't know why now they are worn out now after 45K, when most of the 45K was highway.

 

[gm350reratliff]

When they resurfaced the rotors, they probably left a rough surface on the rotor which ate the pads and/or they used cheap aftermarket pads.