Rear brake pads at 50k miles?

[fat_bastard]

As posted in my other thread my car is in the shop for a power steering leak but they also said that my rear brake pads needed replacement. This sounds odd to me. I know that the brakes have been squeaking so some brake pads need replacing but I figured it was the fronts. The car only has 50,000 miles and it has factory pads on all four wheels, I've never changed ANY of the brake pads. I just find it odd that the rear pads would need replacing before the front. Does anyone else find that odd?

[njerald]

Some people are hard on brakes, some aren't..............mine look almost new at 37,000 miles.

[fat_bastard]

I can understand brakes going out at 50k, I don't have a problem with that, It's that the rear pads went first. The front brakes should wear out much quicker should they not?

[njerald]

Depends on how the front/rear distribution valve was engineered/set up.

[09Camry]

And it also depends on the original thickness of the pads.

[njerald]

GEN6 Toyota OEM pads are different thickness?????????????

[09Camry]

They sure are.

On my 09 LE, fronts were 14/32" new, rears were 10/32" new.

[MJZ]

If you are hard driver, you also brake harder...

I'm sure mine will go out around 30k.

[PRINCESS PEACH]

Originally Posted by njerald

Still to lazy to read your Service Manual, eh?

Front - new 12 mm, 1 mm minimum
Rear - new 11 mm, 1 mm minimum

[Streaker]

Njerald is right. It is a brake equalization problem. Have it checked.

[omairtheman1]

my friends accord front brakes where at 50% at 25k miles while his rear pads where finished... its just how the car is designed but newer cars send alot more bias to rears because companies realize the importance of rear wheel braking and keeping the car level under braking

[Elwood_Blues]

Mine were shot at 37K.

[JohnGD]

Maybe faulty electronic brake force distribution? Hondas have many reports of this problem too. Don't think anybody has any solution, but they collect money for changing brake pads too.

Originally Posted by fat_bastard

As posted in my other thread my car is in the shop for a power steering leak but they also said that my rear brake pads needed replacement. This sounds odd to me. I know that the brakes have been squeaking so some brake pads need replacing but I figured it was the fronts. The car only has 50,000 miles and it has factory pads on all four wheels, I've never changed ANY of the brake pads. I just find it odd that the rear pads would need replacing before the front. Does anyone else find that odd?

[nj0ywatch1np0rn]

Well it's probably the fact that the electronic brake distribution tries to equalize all the pads instead of the fronts. That and the fact that the rear brakes are smaller might play a role in that as well.

[TAZCOOLS]

I just turned 60,000 and the brakes are still fine front and rear.