sskother

Hello,

Need an advise please.

I have a 2005 RX330 and the vehicle has 157k miles. I had both front rotors & pads replaced a 1.5 years ago and have driven about 18k miles. When I took to the dealer for another unrelated issue (dashboard peeling off along the contours) the dealer said that the front calipers are locking. He recommended changing calipers, rotor & pads (front only) and quoted around $1500 — which is way too high. I told the dealer that I had changed the rotors & pads just 15k miles ago, dealer says pads uneven wear because of the caliper issue. Should I:
(1) get it changed per dealers recommendation or
(2) take to the original shop (American Tire Auto) where I changed the rotor & brakes and have them check the calipers and change it? I am guessing if I take to American Tire Auto it would be lesser.

Please suggest. Thanks in advance.

Lexuswiz

iTrader: (1)

Unless the rotors are warped, take it back to American Tire Auto and have them inspect their work and check + grease the slide pins, worse case scenario they could be seized and you'll need a new caliper bracket and slide pins. I've replaced many caliper brackets on Lexyota's that have seized which caused uneven braking/wear.

sskother

Thanks! Appreciate the feedback/input 👍