6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$50
Average Mileage:
27,200 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. new brake pads (1 reports)
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problem #1

Nov 292009

Element EX

  • Automatic transmission
  • 27,200 miles

At 27,000 miles, my car suddenly started making a horrible noise, like a jet airliner taking off, every time I would brake. I took it in the next day to the dealership, who told me it would be $50 to diagnose the problem and about $150 to repair. This was not covered under my warranty (3 years or 36,000 miles) because it was considered a "maintenance issue". The service technician stated that this was probably caused by my not having the brakes "washed" every 7500 miles, and by my poor driving.

I left the dealership and had the brake pads changed by my father for $42 (parts only, no labor). He explained to me that front pads should wear out faster than rear ones, because they are responsible for about 70-80% of the work required to stop.

I'm wondering if faulty rear brake pads is a common problem with Honda vehicles. I was told there is no way this problem should be occurring at 27,000 miles...but my service technician thought otherwise...

- Erin M., Romeo, MI, US