agi_jw

wow, thank you everyone.

I didnt check this board over the weekend ... so it was nice to come back and see all those responses!!

anyway, i have automatic so i dont drive with both feet and no, i dont drive too hard (well, i odnt think i do) ... i am usually last one at the lights since we have no power so its not like i am hitting to the floor!

I called my dealers so i will let you all know whats going on. I am going in on monday

Thanks once again for your help!

djct_watt

yeah. . . a lot of people I know with automatics drive incorrectly (they rest their left foot on the brake). That will also cause premature brake wear

codycat

When brakes start to wear, the noise you will hear is not when you are braking, but when you are starting to move from a standstill. All brakes come with sensor warnings built right into them.
When brakes start to wear, a very high pitched sound will be heard when the car is starting to move.
If you are hearing noise when braking, it could be only brake dust in the linings. a simple blowing out of the brake linings will solve this problem. If you are hearing a grinding noise when braking, this is a bad sign that the rotors might be damaged from a metal to metal condition.
I hope this post helps, and I'm betting that with only 12,000 miles, it's nothing but brake dust.
Keep us posted.

CodyCat LI,NY

Zig

Dude, why would someone be driving with one foot on the brake and one on the gas? I don't understand... I'm so confused!

bB2NER

Mostly elderly people do it all the time because they never learned how to drive with only the right foot. They rest their brake foot on the pedal and don't realize that they are riding the brakes and burning out their brake light bulbs prematurely. You'll see it sometimes on used cars that were owned by the elderly. The pedal rubber will be worn where the foot was placed on the left side of the pedal.
This is most likely caused due to the fact that they were taught to drive by their parents long before they had drivers ed.

Futureicon

I think Sammy Hagar has been known to do that.

bB2NER

"I Can't Drive 55" Forgot about that song. Thanks for giving me an 80's flashback The only time I use both feet is to do break torques in a rear wheel drive vehicle.
I think old folks developed the habit from originally learning to drive a stick in the old days. Then had nothing to do with their left foot for lack of a clutch pedal and just started doing it.

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djct_watt

don't they still charge you labor?

bB2NER

I think our fearless leader forgot about that nasty little "L" word.

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djct_watt

not in CA

bB2NER

Not anywhere else. Thats the catch. Pads are cheap and this insures them future $s. Sell em cheap pads once and give them free cheap pads for life. They will think they are actually getting something for free. LOL

djct_watt

I'd double check to see that your labor really is free.

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bB2NER

No wonder Sears is going out of bussiness

DisneybB

Just saw this post. There is a TSB on squeeking brakes when backing up. Something about a new pad design scion has come out with. I hear mine do it but I'll just get good pads when the time comes.

agi_jw

Ok, i went to dealer and they fixed it for FREE ... under warranty

they said DRUMS needed to be GLAZED ... reading right of invoice so dont know what all that means ... bu the noise is GONE :-)

if OPCODE means anything to anyone its 046073

thanks for all your help
Agnieszka