Kaius88

Went for my 15k service today at Lexus of Glendale. After 1 hour the rep comes back to me and says i need new rear brakes. He showed me a comparison piece of metal, and indicated what my rear brakes look like. He quoted me $295, and I was like "damn...i only have 15k miles on it". Anyway, I figured this dealership is reputable enough to be honorable, so I said ok fine. I drive 95% local streets every day.... takes me 1 hour to drive 15 miles each way to and from work. I also live in the hills with very steep inclines. Is it normal to need new rear brakes after only 15k miles under my driving conditions? Does the TSIB cover this? Any advice?

Ramon

The TSIB is for excessive brake dust and applies to the front brakes only. I've seen people need new front pads by 15K miles, but the only people who have needed new rears by 15K are ones who brake torque a lot. I now have 34,5xx miles on my car with the original pads on the front and rear and the rears are nowhere near needing replacement.

NVM on my TSIB comment, for some reason I thought you were driving an IS350, I'm not familiar with any ES TSIB's. However, needing new rear pads on a FWD car by 15k miles is even more perplexing.