On 2 Nov 2003 11:25:05 -0800, danm@danmiller.net (Dan Miller) wrote:

>Hi there -
>My Accord EX-V6 has 14,500 miles on it and I took it in for the 15,000
>mile service. The dealer informed me the rear brake pads were at 15%
>and needed to be replaced.
>
>This seems unbelievably soon to need to replace brake pads. I live in
>SF and recognize that the braking conditions are more severe here, but
>this still seems too soon.
>
>Is this normal? The dealer indicated the 2003 rear brake pads go
>faster than they used to.

No.. The front discs do most of the braking, so if your at 15k and
your fronts are ok and the rears need to be replaced.. I'd be really
curious.

However, if you speed up to 50 MPH and slam on your brakes a lot and
had to do your front brakes at 9k, then 15k on the rears doesn't sound
that bad.

I'd ask the dealer to check the pressure the calipers are exerting on
the pads.

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