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Originally Posted by Gurkha  I fail to see why these new cars have iffy brakes that don't last and sadly also develop issues, this is not the first Toyota I see with this issue, I see some Laura, Accent, Scorpio with issues under 20,000Km. If the pads on my ancient 10 year old Gurkha are still running at 117000km, why shouldn't these so called latest tech vehicles last at least till 50,000km minimum. |
The brake pad replacement was due to a defective design or choice of materials. Nothing to do with wear & tear or effectiveness. It was only the noise that was irritating. My old Corolla (9G) didnt have a single prob with the brakes.
Rgds,