2002 Impala Brake Issues
Our 2002 Impala started warping front brake rotors about 6 months after we bought the car.
We've had it at the dealer about every 2 or 3 months. They have replaced the brake pads and turned the rotors 3 times replaced the pads and rotors 3 times - until the warranty ran out.
We put a lot of miles on our car - 71,032 - mostly highway miles.
My wife is the main driver. We are both very easy on brakes - the brakes in all of our previous cars have far surpassed the manufacturers life expectancy.
For instance, my 1989 C1500 has 178,000 miles on it and only has it's 3rd set of brakes put on about 20,000 miles ago...
The dealer has recommended we put after market pads on the car and replace the rotors with factory parts.
I would like to know if anyone else has run into this problem.
I would also like to know if there are aftermarket rotors with heat vents available such as the ones available for the late 90' SS Impalas.
Also, upon inspection, I noticed that the disc brakes on the rear of the car are about half the size of the front pads.
I'm no engineer, but this seems odd to me.
Thoughts?
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