I have a purchased new Honda and I had the brakes serviced at one of the chain brake service companies for Squealing at about 20k miles. Now it is at about 50k and it is squealing again. Brought it back to one of the chain's that services brakes same chain different locale and they had some different news other then the usual %26quot;pads needed to be changed.%26quot; They said the pads are fine but there are %26quot;hot spots%26quot; on the rotors, they went on to explain it was the calipers that were faulty and that they are sticking causing the hot spots hence rotor break down. They said I shouldbrign the car to the dealship to have it serviced because it was originally the fault of the calipers being faulty and it the cost should be free. Well I went to Honda and a service advicor said it was not the calipers but the pads that the particular Brake service company uses. %26quot;Just Brakes%26quot; Honda said that the pads are causing the hot spots because of the hardness of their pads.
How do I find resolution???Honda Civic 2007 lx 4dr Brake Calipers sticking? or are the pads too hard? Who is right??I think they are both wrong. Hard pads will wear the rotors faster but not cause hot spots. And at 50k miles its hard to belive that both calipers are going bad unless someone contaminated the fluid ( the rubber in the cap for the brake fluid will be swollen and falling apart). If it was me I would buy new rotors and decent pads from the parts store and replace myself or take my own pars to shop of choice. Also try giving your self more time to stop. Both pads and rotors will last longer.Honda Civic 2007 lx 4dr Brake Calipers sticking? or are the pads too hard? Who is right??Listen to honda hard brakes are cheap and not worth the money. Generally they do more damage than goodHonda Civic 2007 lx 4dr Brake Calipers sticking? or are the pads too hard? Who is right??I would like to be able to tell you that it was one or the other one's fault,but I can't because they both could be right.Want it gets down to is that neither one wants to do it free of charge.They just want to blame each otrher for the problem.Best thing to do is to take the rotors and have them turned for about $15. bucks each,then buy some new brake pads and be done with it .Good day to you.Honda Civic 2007 lx 4dr Brake Calipers sticking? or are the pads too hard? Who is right??You can buy new rotors for just $20 each from your local auto parts store.
Installing them is relatively easy. Just jack up your car onto jack stands, remove the wheel, remove the caliper bolts, the caliper and mount, and finally the old rotor. Then install the new rotor and work your way backwards to complete the job.
This also gives you an opportunity to inspect the claims of what all these peepz have said and judge for yourself whom to trust or always be safe by just fixing it yourself.
Good luck!Honda Civic 2007 lx 4dr Brake Calipers sticking? or are the pads too hard? Who is right??I think at 50,000 miles you are out of luck with the dealer warrantying your brakes. Hot spots can be caused by panic stops or excessive hard braking. At 50,000 miles I do not anticipate caliper problems, other than slide pins sticking. Slide pins can be cleaned and lubricated without replacing the whole caliper assembly. I suspect this is the problem. If the rotors have been heated up, I recommend replacing them with the brake pad and caliper slide pin service. Cleaning the caliper slide pins is part of the brake service at most reputable repair facilities, only expect an extra charge if the caliper boots need to come off and be replaced as part of this service. I would expect an additional $40.00 to replace the boots and hone out the caliper slide pin slots.
