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177 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 2:45 AM
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Replying to: paintchip (Jun 11, 2009 10:01 am) |
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| 2007 Jetta--love the car as I am short and I finally found one I can see out of, easy to get my toddler in and out of the car seat, a good car for me. How suprised I was when my back left brake begin a crazy Chewbacca noise and was told it was the brake! 35, 503 miles on it, have only had it for 7 months, the dealership has already pissed me off for some other issues, and now they tell me it will be $360 dollars--also they did not have the parts in stock! At the dealership! The only reason I went in was because with the noise and lower mileage I didn't want to screw up using my warranty...live and learn I guess, but I will file a complaint with the organizations you all have mentioned. | |
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My VW Jetta has about 53,000 miles on it and I just found out today the rear brake pads are nearly worn through. I started getting some vibration through the brake pedal about a month ago, so I called the dealer and was told that the FRONT brakes have a wear indicator/warning light, but the rear brakes don't, and that I probably have a warped rotor. The mechanic (at a local VW repair shop) who looked at the brakes today was surprised to find out there aren't wear indicators on the rear brakes. He said the front brakes are good for quite a while longer. Seems VW is thinking the front pads should wear out first, otherwise, why put the wear indicators in front only?? I live in an area with lots of steep hills and hairpin turns, so pretty much have to ride the brakes to maintain the posted speed limit and avoid going off the road. I was wondering if that had something to do with it, but based on the other posts, it is a design flaw with the braking system. drdata, did you get a response from VW Corp? fyi, the dealer quoted me $450 for new rear brakes and rotors (sight unseen) but the local VW repair shop is only charging $325.
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Replying to: dvsgelatin (May 19, 2009 7:53 am) |
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Replying to: jettadrvr (Jun 23, 2009 7:56 pm) Many cars these days have such thin rotors that they like to replace them with every brake job. That may be the reason for the assumption that you would need them. |
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I purchased my daughter a new 2008 jetta 2.5 in april of 2008 the odometer currently reads 29000 miles and needs the rear brake pads replaced...completey worn to the metal. No warning, fronts have 90% left, is this crazy.!!! Spoke to service advisor and complained about this he said this was normal for VW jettas ????? I've owned many cars in my time from high end BMW 7Series to Chevy trucks and this is a bunch of bull. $280.00 to replace. stay away from jettas.!!!!!!!
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My 07 Wolfsburg Jetta started grinding on the drivers rear side (42k miles). I had the local guys check it out and they wanted almost $500 to replace everything. I got a second opinion and it went down to just over $300 for calipers, and pads. Both shops told me I needed 2 new calipers and I didn't understand this. They said it wasn't a good idea to get just 1 side done. I'm not a mechanic but I do understand some of how this works, and I couldn't see how if it's the same part, why I'd need to replace the side that's working fine. I can understand pads, so they wear even... So I found this thread while looking up info online. After reading this post I took it to the dealership (it's out of my way or I'd have tried this sooner) and here's what happened. I take it in, ask for a brake inspection and I'm told it'll be $52 if they do the inspection but don't find anything (They wave this if you schedule service). The tech comes to me while I'm walking around the lot and said he can save me some money, and shows me the brake pads are "OK", as they're visible w/o taking off the tires. I asked him to drive it around the lot and he immediately put it up on a lift after hearing the noise. He and his manager come back in about 15-20 min and say that they've already ordered parts, and all I need to pay for is pads. The drivers rear caliper is defective and caused the pads to wear faster on that side. They also ordered a new rotor as it was metal on metal. All covered under warranty as some other posts in this thread pointed out. With the pads, it came to $58 Some other good info....on most VW cars with brake sensors, it's only telling you the status of the front brakes. That's ironic as it's pointed out in this threat many times the rears do go faster.
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Replying to: joejoe8 (Aug 25, 2009 10:24 am)
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Replying to: jettadrvr (Aug 26, 2009 1:45 pm) |
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| This really indicates a problem. Traditionally, and I am assuming why they put the sensor on the front wheels, in front wheel drive cars, the front brakes (pads, rotors, calipers) go much quicker than the rear ones. Rear parts usually last just about forever. Wonder what VW is doing. I don't own one, but am looking to buy one. Are the pads the same front and back ? Or can the settings be adjusted to compensate for this wear pattern ? | |
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