16,000 Miles - 3 Sets of Brakes
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16,000 Miles - 3 Sets of Brakes
I have 16,000 miles on my RX8. The OEM brakes squeeked after 5000 miles so I took them in and they replaced them with " high performance pads (so said the dealer). Those squeeked just as bad as the first set. So at 14,000 I took it back in and they replaced them again. They said the first replacements may have had too much metalic material in them. They said the brakes were not glazed.
Has anyone determined what the actual cause of the RX8 break squeek is from? I refuse to bed them due to the over abundance of police that seem to enjoy stopping me to look at my car (pulled over 3 times in 12 months - 3 warnings! No tickets). I can just see myself explaining why I almost put my head through the windshield 10 times in a 40 second interval.
Anyone have a dealer explain this problem or come up with a permanent fix? I have zero confidence I won't be in for new brakes in another 5000 miles.
Has anyone determined what the actual cause of the RX8 break squeek is from? I refuse to bed them due to the over abundance of police that seem to enjoy stopping me to look at my car (pulled over 3 times in 12 months - 3 warnings! No tickets). I can just see myself explaining why I almost put my head through the windshield 10 times in a 40 second interval.
Anyone have a dealer explain this problem or come up with a permanent fix? I have zero confidence I won't be in for new brakes in another 5000 miles.
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Keep changing them, is free!
I had the brake pad changed for 4,5 times already with 36k on the car. The last time was worst, it wasn't the noise.
Guess what?
Its a metal grey paper slipping through from the left brake pad.
I had the brake pad changed for 4,5 times already with 36k on the car. The last time was worst, it wasn't the noise.
Guess what?
Its a metal grey paper slipping through from the left brake pad.
Originally Posted by m82492
Anyone have a dealer explain this problem or come up with a permanent fix?
trade your car for a non-performance oriented one... all high performance pads are prone to squealing
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Originally Posted by r0tor
trade your car for a non-performance oriented one... all high performance pads are prone to squealing
well, I have to disagree somewhat. some of us are experiencing extreme amounts of squeal. i've tried bedding them to no avail. i agree that moderate noise is acceptable from high performance brakes. however, i've ridden in a handful of high performance cars and have never heard the constant, piercing squeal that I do in my 8. i'll be bringing in mine next week to have the latest brake TSB done.
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I had the squeaky brakes as well with the dealer not able to fix it after multiple attemps. I recently had the latest brake TSB done 04-001/06 (http://www.finishlineperformance.com...01-06-1568.pdf) and so far so good. 
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Originally Posted by m82492
I have 16,000 miles on my RX8. The OEM brakes squeeked after 5000 miles so I took them in and they replaced them with " high performance pads (so said the dealer). Those squeeked just as bad as the first set. So at 14,000 I took it back in and they replaced them again.
Originally Posted by m82492
Has anyone determined what the actual cause of the RX8 break squeek is from? I refuse to bed them due to the over abundance of police that seem to enjoy stopping me to look at my car (pulled over 3 times in 12 months - 3 warnings! No tickets). I can just see myself explaining why I almost put my head through the windshield 10 times in a 40 second interval.
1) The original pads were crap,
2) The next version was better,
3) The new set of pads dealers phased in this April are pretty good,
4) OEM pads are really the way to go,
5) Find a secluded place to bed in your brakes, really.
Originally Posted by m82492
Anyone have a dealer explain this problem or come up with a permanent fix?
For a previous car I found a shop which provided a lifetime guarantee on brake rotors and a nice enough warrenty on ceramic pads that I've been getting free brake jobs for years. Plus, the ceramic pads don't squeal. I haven't tried to get a set-up like that for my RX-8 though - I'm still enjoying free replacements from the dealer.
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My 8 sounds like a freakin metro bus when I pressed lightly on the brakes (ie coming to a stop light, etc).
I'm really skeptical of the whole "all good brake systems make that noise". I stop in traffic, and people turn heads because of the noise. There are 350Zs, BMWs, G35's, etc and they don't make this noise when they stop.
My friend drives a G35 with Brembos and has 40k miles on it....has never been replaced and doesn't squeal.
If it wasn't a problem, why would Mazda issue a TSB over it? Supposedly their new pads do better than the originals, but that has not been my experience.
I went in at 12k miles and got my pads replaced with their "improved" version. 8k miles later, and I'm back to sounding like a bus when I stop. I guess I'll be calling them up again to schedule another band-aid...
I'm really skeptical of the whole "all good brake systems make that noise". I stop in traffic, and people turn heads because of the noise. There are 350Zs, BMWs, G35's, etc and they don't make this noise when they stop.
My friend drives a G35 with Brembos and has 40k miles on it....has never been replaced and doesn't squeal.
If it wasn't a problem, why would Mazda issue a TSB over it? Supposedly their new pads do better than the originals, but that has not been my experience.
I went in at 12k miles and got my pads replaced with their "improved" version. 8k miles later, and I'm back to sounding like a bus when I stop. I guess I'll be calling them up again to schedule another band-aid...
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Originally Posted by Raevik
I went in at 12k miles and got my pads replaced with their "improved" version. 8k miles later, and I'm back to sounding like a bus when I stop. I guess I'll be calling them up again to schedule another band-aid...
I was told by maintenance at my dealership after asking them about my squeaky breaks... they said they have new pads but if they are not installed correctly they will still squeak... something about some rubber piece or something... aye dunno, my breaks are in the "yellow" right now, so I am gonna have them fix it when that time comes..
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