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2018 Honda Accord Sport brake issues

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zebra03

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We have had our car15 months and 18,000 miles , mostly interstate . The car was at the dealer for info screen issues . The dealership decided to check some other things . Like the brakes . They said the rear brakes are due for replacing . Like I said , the car has many Interstate miles . It is also a 6 speed manual .

My thoughts are , is it Cruise Control related ? When the cruise control is activated , the car will maintain a safe space between you and the vehicle in front of you . My question , does the car maintain the safe distance by constantly applying the brakes ? Would this explain why the car needs brakes at under 20,000 miles ? Oh , and it's just the back brakes .
 
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you are in pa, the inspector HAS to, by law tell you the thickness of the pads (1 or 2/32 depending on attachment) and depth of scoring (.015 max) and show you any replaced parts. I think Howard Crawford is the QAO for your region.

That being said, I had a number of those diesel jettas and they were FAMOUS for rusting out, to where the metal delaminates, the rear rotors. I got 40K of true highway miles only on the rears, yet 150K on the fronts. Once I fixed it using parts from IDParts, it was fine forever. Honda suffer the same fate? dunno...
 
Unless it is warranty service, question anything the dealership tells you. They make their money on service, whether needed or not. I've had dealers tell me I needed $2k of service. Ignored them and drove the car for five more years before selling.
 
zebra03 said:
We have had our car15 months and 18,000 miles , mostly interstate . The car was at the dealer for info screen issues . The dealership decided to check some other things . Like the brakes . They said the rear brakes are due for replacing . Like I said , the car has many Interstate miles . It is also a 6 speed manual .

My thoughts are , is it Cruise Control related ? When the cruise control is activated , the car will maintain a safe space between you and the vehicle in front of you . My question , does the car maintain the safe distance by constantly applying the brakes ? Would this explain why the car needs brakes at under 20,000 miles ? Oh , and it's just the back brakes .
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Considering the rears only provide 30% of the braking power you'd figure the fronts would go before the rears. Wonder if the rotors on the rear warped causing the premature pad wear?
 
Hajidub said:
Considering the rears only provide 30% of the braking power you'd figure the fronts would go before the rears. Wonder if the rotors on the rear warped causing the premature pad wear?
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Warped rotors should not cause premature pad wear.
 
Congrats on getting the Manual Trans!

Wouldn't one feel it if the rotors were warped so that would be the issue also.

Maybe why not take a wheel off as with disk brakes you will see the condition of the rotors and pad thickness?
 
I talked to the dealer and asked him about the cruise control and how it works . To maintain the desired distance , the car uses a combination of cutting the throttle and applying the brakes . He said when it works , it will not nose dive in the process . That seems to tell me that only the rear brakes are being used . Can anyone else confirm this .
 
zebra03 said:
I talked to the dealer and asked him about the cruise control and how it works . To maintain the desired distance , the car uses a combination of cutting the throttle and applying the brakes . He said when it works , it will not nose dive in the process . That seems to tell me that only the rear brakes are being used . Can anyone else confirm this .
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Can't confirm, but "when it works" ...? Spooky.
 
That would drive me nuts, a car that constantly brakes by itself. I've driven a motor pool Ford Focus and the cruise control will downshift if the car gets going faster than the setting. When you're on the highway and you go down a hill, the darn thing will shift down and the RPMs go through the roof to kill the speed. I much prefer a car that doesn't do anything on a downhill, and lets me decide whether I want to slow down or let it roll. Maybe it's just me, but I like to have more control of the car than the car itself does. Then again I don't have accidents so I don't feel like I need that stuff. [Watch me have a wreck now!]
 
toxcrusadr said:
Then again I don't have accidents so I don't feel like I need that stuff.
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Every time I go to buy car insurance, they ask me if I want "own damage" collision insurance. I always say, "Nah, how about if I just don't go around driving into things?"
 
Check the pads yourself. If they are bad replace them, if not, a rip off dealer.
 
We recently took our Oddessey to a dealer for a timing belt replacement. Got a list of suggested repairs including a battery, and new brakes. Both were done 6 months prior. Hard to trust their recommendations anymore.
 
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