WayneJay

Last weekend, I had the A13 service done on my '06 3G 5AT NAVI. They noted that I'll soon need new brake pads on the rear. The SA is saying that pad replacement will cost about $240 and if the rotors need to be turned, it will be $380ish. My questions are: Does this sound a bit expensive and what determines if the rotors need to be turned?

Thanks in advance.

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If everything is working fine, you should not need rear pads until way past 100,000 miles. When I upgraded mine at 92,000 miles, there was no visible wear. I had to shoot rotor temps just to make sure they were working.

What is common on the TL especially in areas that have snow and bad weather is a stuck rear caliper. They won't fully release when you let off the brake and the pads wear rapidly and usually score the rotor.

You can visually check the rotor to see if there is any scoring. There's also a minimum rotor thickness spec but it's highly unlikely you've worn them down to that point unless you have a stuck caliper.

The outer brake pads are visible without taking the wheel off. You can see how worn they are just by looking. The inner pad can be seen if you take the wheel off and this is the one that usually wears the quickest.

WayneJay

Thanks a bunch for the info. My car is at 67K (about 60% highway) and I too thought this was a bit soon. I had planned to have a independent shop take a look at my pads, as they seemed awfully anxious to do the brake job. The SA also kept mentioning that my car was due for flushing the brake fluid although it was done about 7 months ago.

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This seems to be happening more and more lately, maybe it's the economy.

I tried to edit my last post but I forgot about the price.... $240 is not bad for pads, rotors, and labor but you don't want to turn the rotors. If they truly need it, replacements are the way to go.

Duralast C-Max gold are an awesome stock replacement pad and they're $65 with a lifetime warranty for wear so you'll never have to buy another rear pad.

Brake fluid is really based on time more than mileage. I think Honda recommends the first one at 3 years and every 1 year after that. Some brake fluids can go much longer than others based on their wet boiling point.

Turbonut

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Matt, just an FYI-Better check with AZ as they have done away with the Lifetime wear warranty, only if a manufacturing defect.

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No kidding? I hope they cover the ones they already sold as a lifetime wear warranty. Then again it could have been an uninformed salesman that told me that in the first place.

Babnik

I paid around $240 to replace all 4 pads (that's Canadian dollars) so I think they're asking too much.

My dealership also suggested resurfacing the rotors but my mechanic said it wasn't necessary.

Definitely get a second opinion because dealerships are over-anxious to do any work.