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swoopusa · 01-21-2011, 08:30 PM

I have a 2LT with 20k miles in as many months. I already need brakes! I thought I've been babying it. Do these cars eat brakes?

camarowa · 01-21-2011, 08:43 PM

You mean pads? It is a heavy car. Guess 20k for brake pads is not that bad.

S-eatin-grin · 01-21-2011, 08:47 PM

Auto or manual? Auto drivers usual go through pads quicker

The Stig · 01-21-2011, 08:48 PM

20k for a set of pads is ridiculous. Pads should last 100k - 150k. Friend of mine has a Yukon XL and he just changed his pads at ~130k

68/2010 · 01-21-2011, 08:53 PM

Mine is needing them too. And mine has 20,100. They make a noise sometimes.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 01-21-2011, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by stieger

20k for a set of pads is ridiculous. Pads should last 100k - 150k. Friend of mine has a Yukon XL and he just changed his pads at ~130k

That is....unusual. And it's an unrealistic expectation for performance pads like those found on the Camaro.

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Originally Posted by swoopusa

I have a 2LT with 20k miles in as many months. I already need brakes! I thought I've been babying it. Do these cars eat brakes?

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Originally Posted by 68/2010

Mine is needing them too. And mine has 20,100. They make a noise sometimes.

How are you guys determining you need to pads?

Unless they SCREECH!!! on every application of the brakes...you should still be okay.

If you haven't already, make sure to visually inspect the pads to see if they're skinnier than the "noisemakers" (the thin metal clips that touch the rotors when the pads need replacing, for anyone that didn't know).

se7en · 01-21-2011, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by camarowa

You mean pads? It is a heavy car. Guess 20k for brake pads is not that bad.

CatiaJockey · 01-21-2011, 09:15 PM

I'm at 21K and no where near in need of pads. I'd guess it'll be 60k to 70K before mine needs them.

liquidsmoke · 01-21-2011, 10:55 PM

WTH im at 16k and im squealing. Its not consistent like every time i push the brake, but i hear it pretty much once or twice on every trip. Was going to have them looked at this weekend.

SSOOCH · 01-21-2011, 11:30 PM

Apples to oranges but the front brake (pads) on my HHR SS only lasted 18k!

The Stig · 01-22-2011, 04:44 PM

There is a TSB for the 2010 camaros on screeching brake pads. The fix for it was installing the new "roller skate" calipers. If the screeching isn't there every time you use the brake than it's not the squealers making the noise. I would maybe take it in and tell them what's going on. My bet is that they will come back and tell you their was/is a TSB for this problem.

I understand that 130K is a lot for performance pads, and that comparing them to regular pads is apples to oranges. I guess I'm just really confused how they have burned through brake pads in 20K ish miles.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 01-22-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by stieger

There is a TSB for the 2010 camaros on screeching brake pads. The fix for it was installing the new "roller skate" calipers. If the screeching isn't there every time you use the brake than it's not the squealers making the noise. I would maybe take it in and tell them what's going on. My bet is that they will come back and tell you their was/is a TSB for this problem.

Performance pads squeal. Ask any Ferrari......but this is a mass-market car, and so they've come up with a solution to change the resonance of the brake caliper to eliminate the complaint. Head to the dealer....either way you're going to get new pads...but 20k miles seems far too soon for them to be worn down.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stieger

I understand that 130K is a lot for performance pads, and that comparing them to regular pads is apples to oranges. I guess I'm just really confused how they have burned through brake pads in 20K ish miles.

I am, too. That's real low.

EDIT......I just realized something. The OP is from Sacramento...I've never been there, are there lots of hills?

greenmachinedriver · 01-23-2011, 05:55 PM

i have seen both ends of the brake spectrum, wifes youkon got its first set of brakes at 100k, on the other hand i work for a new car dealer and have seen customers waste a set of pads in 7k. performance brakes wear faster. performance brakes make noise. just ask our customers with "brembos".

Toasty · 01-23-2011, 06:06 PM

I would ask, what evidence is there that you do need new pads? I have noticed a few times, after first getting in the car, if it has been raining, or the brakes are wet, I hear a slight sqeal or two, but it disappears after the first stop or two. I also heard the same type of squeal last evening, when it was really really cold, but i surmise that there might have been some salt crystals that found their way onto the rotors, and that was causing the noise. That also stopped after applying the brakes a time or two as well.

01-21-2011, 08:30 PM	#1
swoopusa Drives: Yellow 2LT #3543 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 2	Brakes already? I have a 2LT with 20k miles in as many months. I already need brakes! I thought I've been babying it. Do these cars eat brakes?

01-21-2011, 08:43 PM	#2
camarowa Drives: 2013 SVT Raptor, sold 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PNW....almost canada Posts: 1,907	You mean pads? It is a heavy car. Guess 20k for brake pads is not that bad. __________________ - Pfadt Suspension Package; Springs & Sways - Brembo Brake Upgrade (Yellow); Courtesy Fesler Built - Custom Magnaflow Exhaust - Blacked-Out Bowties & RS Emblems, Front bowtie delete - Full Dynamat Extreme Trunk Coverage - Tinted side markers - Interior DSV Customs Leather Upgrades - Airaid CAI V2 - Forgestar F14 Gunmetal 20x9, 20x11 - Doug Thorley Shorties

01-21-2011, 08:48 PM	#4
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	20k for a set of pads is ridiculous. Pads should last 100k - 150k. Friend of mine has a Yukon XL and he just changed his pads at ~130k __________________

01-21-2011, 08:53 PM	#5
68/2010 Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: 2010 2SS Rally Yellow Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: TALLAHASSEE,FL Posts: 4,254 View My Garage	Mine is needing them too. And mine has 20,100. They make a noise sometimes. __________________

01-21-2011, 09:15 PM	#8
CatiaJockey Drives: 2010 2LT RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ocean Springs, Ms Posts: 2,799 View My Garage	I'm at 21K and no where near in need of pads. I'd guess it'll be 60k to 70K before mine needs them. __________________

01-21-2011, 08:47 PM	#3
S-eatin-grin Drives: 2013 2SS/RS AGM Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: WV Posts: 1,170 View My Garage	Auto or manual? Auto drivers usual go through pads quicker

01-21-2011, 10:55 PM	#9
liquidsmoke Two Miles An Hour Drives: SIM 2LT RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 1,209	WTH im at 16k and im squealing. Its not consistent like every time i push the brake, but i hear it pretty much once or twice on every trip. Was going to have them looked at this weekend. __________________ expect nothing, but take everything

01-21-2011, 11:30 PM	#10
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,357 View My Garage	Apples to oranges but the front brake (pads) on my HHR SS only lasted 18k! __________________

01-22-2011, 04:44 PM	#11
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	There is a TSB for the 2010 camaros on screeching brake pads. The fix for it was installing the new "roller skate" calipers. If the screeching isn't there every time you use the brake than it's not the squealers making the noise. I would maybe take it in and tell them what's going on. My bet is that they will come back and tell you their was/is a TSB for this problem. I understand that 130K is a lot for performance pads, and that comparing them to regular pads is apples to oranges. I guess I'm just really confused how they have burned through brake pads in 20K ish miles. __________________

01-23-2011, 05:55 PM	#13
greenmachinedriver Drives: white 2010 ss and 2011 6.2 silvy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: dfw Posts: 316	i have seen both ends of the brake spectrum, wifes youkon got its first set of brakes at 100k, on the other hand i work for a new car dealer and have seen customers waste a set of pads in 7k. performance brakes wear faster. performance brakes make noise. just ask our customers with "brembos".

01-23-2011, 06:06 PM	#14
Toasty Custom User Title :D Drives: 2011 Summit White 2LT/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bolingbrook, IL Posts: 2,342	I would ask, what evidence is there that you do need new pads? I have noticed a few times, after first getting in the car, if it has been raining, or the brakes are wet, I hear a slight sqeal or two, but it disappears after the first stop or two. I also heard the same type of squeal last evening, when it was really really cold, but i surmise that there might have been some salt crystals that found their way onto the rotors, and that was causing the noise. That also stopped after applying the brakes a time or two as well.

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