New rotors at 19,600 miles???!!!!

[pkbfree]

2000 z71 - 65,000, get the abs recall. Dealer shop says new brakes on front and rusty rotors. I ask about the pads, he says 3/32 left. I thank him, go to napa, get pads & rotors. Jack up the truck, pop the wheels and find the most worn pad is at least 3/8 left.
Needless to say,
I'd love to write this guys med chart for his next doctor's visit...

[cwetrich]

My '04 Z71 had the rotors turned at 19,700 miles under warranty. Dealer said they came out with cruddy specs from the factory so they turned them as a warranty issue. Might check with your dealer if your 3yrs isn't up yet. Good luck

[silverado122775]

GM has always had bad rotors and brakes. I had 93 Silverado and I would have to replace the rear brake seal every 20K. it was a $600 job each time.. it sucked.. my 2000 Silverado Rotors look like crap, Rusted inside like what was mentioned, but they passed inspection about 2 months ago. I have 140K miles on those bad boys too. They need to be replaced, but I am going to replace them with aftermarket rotors.. I do like the ceramic pads better than the semi-metalic.. they do not heat up as bad and they make less brake noise than the semi-metalic

[SWDoodle]

Replacing the pads/rotors is at 20-30,000 miles is quite common if you drive in mud alot or in water. GM needs to make an option of drum brakes for people who drive off-road alot. For instance with the company I used to work for we had four 1500's and every one had the rotors and pads replaced with <30,000 miles. This is very common out here because of the sandy roads, sprinkler irrigation, and gas wells we have, constantly getting crap onto the brakes. It's just a problem you'll have if you drive off the beaten pad. It's not just GM either, anything with disk brakes. I think the reason that GM hasn't done anything is that now days pick-ups are so popular with the general public that the majority of them never leave the pavement. For those of us that do we just have to put up with the headache.

[masapell]

If ya'll don't mind, I would like to shift this a little since we're talking about brakes. A few weeks ago I had to make an abrubt (panic!) stop due to a certain @#!* pulling out in front of me. So, I stop and almost kiss the windshield. Thank the Lord for antilock brakes! My question is there anything I should be concerned about as far as the brakes go? Everything seems to be working fine; pedal travel, stopping distance, etc. But, something in the back of my mind (which is not far from the front in my case) is telling me that I am having to apply a slight bit more pressure to stop. Almost like they are a little "wet". Am I just dreaming this up?

[ccski]

Just did my rear rotors at 30,000 miles. 2003 2WD ...Started to squeel, when I took the wheel off the rotors were totally delaminated. You could pick off the top layer. North East salt and grime I think is to blame.
Aftermarket rotors with two yr warranty for $45 each + pads. Dealer $160 each no warranty. While you have the wheels off adjust the parking brake to get it to work. Mine wouldnt even hold when applied. BTW the emergency brake pads if ever needed (horseshoe shaped with pads attached ) priced at $80

[silverado122775]

Originally Posted by ccski

Just did my rear rotors at 30,000 miles. 2003 2WD ...Started to squeel, when I took the wheel off the rotors were totally delaminated. You could pick off the top layer. North East salt and grime I think is to blame.
Aftermarket rotors with two yr warranty for $45 each + pads. Dealer $160 each no warranty. While you have the wheels off adjust the parking brake to get it to work. Mine wouldnt even hold when applied. BTW the emergency brake pads if ever needed (horseshoe shaped with pads attached ) priced at $80

Where did you get your rotors and pads at?

[ccski]

Autozone for the rotors and pads. Not hard to do and I figured with the savings vs. the dealers it was worth a shot as the OEM rotors went to crap anyway. We'll see how they work, cheap rotors may warp easier than the OEM I dont know, but the back brakes shouldnt see the heat like the fronts