I took my 2003 Corolla to a major brake specialist recently and asked them to exchange my winter/summer tires and inspect the brakes. I hadn't experienced any problems other than some occasional light squealing on the brakes so wanted to make sure the pads weren;'t getting low. their report cam back that I need a rear brake service but the front pads were fine - still had about 20% left so no immediate rush to get them done. Immediately after leaving the dealership I notice the brakes "rumbling" but thought it would settle down and "wear in". The problem continued on and off for about two months and I finally decided to take the car back. They telling me that my front pads are almost completely gone, the right caliper is siezed and it's going to be $ 330 to fix the problem. Am I crazy to think that they may have accidentaly created the problem when they changed the tires and did the last inspection? It doesn't make sense to me why the brakes would be hunky dory until immediately after their service. Any thoughts, advice or comments welcome.
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18 years ago