On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 22:01:19 GMT, "Alex Moloney"
<alexmoloney@rogers.com> wrote:

>i took my 2003 accord to get its second service done at 16000 kms and they
>said i need my rear pads replaced as they were at 15% - i paid to get it
>done - i then asked a buddy of mine who's a mechanic and said that the
>fronts always wear out before the rears and shouldn't need replacing after
>only 16000 kms
>
>talked to my dealer and they are going to refund the money after i kicked up
>a bit of a fuss
>the dealer said the pads are a new type? and softer and therefore wear out
>quicker - but admitted they shoudn't wear out as quick as they did
>
>alex
>
>"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:r6lpqv4epsdka3794lrrdh2thnn0p9h5k1@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 06:44:58 GMT, Dave Kelsen <kelsen@elmore.rr.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Just thought I'd relate a positive story for once. Having read about
>> >some others here who had had a similar problem, I took some research and
>> >documentation to my dealer, along with my car, a 2003 Accord LX 4 door 4
>> >cylinder, because at 9 months old the whole car shook when braking from
>> >high speed. It clearly needed the rotors turned.
>> >
>> >I informed the service manager at the dealer that although my car had
>> >30,000 miles on the clock, they were highway miles (obviously, in only
>> >nine months), and the brakes were used very rarely and very sparingly.
>> >As a result, I believed that Honda should pay for the fix. He said he
>> >couldn't promise anything, but he'd check with Honda. I told him to go
>> >ahead, and I would pay if I had to, as the job needed to be done.
>> >
>> >When I picked up my car, the rotors had been turned, the pads had been
>> >replaced, and there was no charge. The service manager said that there
>> >had been some bulletins on the problem.
>> >
>> >I don't have too many good experiences at the dealer. This was
>excellent.
>> >
>> >
>> >RFT!!!
>> >Dave Kelsen
>>
>>
>> I had the exact same problem, but at 30,000kms. They weren't going to
>> do it under warranty until I bitched to Honda. My concern is, is this
>> going to happen every 30,000kms? Pads should not wear out after
>> 30,000kms! I asked my mechanic to find alternatives if Honda wasn't
>> going to cover it and he checked, but there are no aftermarket yet.
>>
>> Jody
>


I have a 1996 Dodge Neon with 228,000kms on it (my daughter now
drives) it still has original back pads!

As soon as aftermarket cross drilled/slotted rotors are available, I'm
grabbing them. And pads that don't throw so much dust!

Jody