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Rear Brakes FILE COMPLAINT HERE SO WE CAN GET A RECALL

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Old 09-06-2009, 07:23 PM
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Rear Brakes FILE COMPLAINT HERE SO WE CAN GET A RECALL

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm

spend 2 minutes here to file a complaint about the rear brakes. Many people seem to be complaining about this, put it in writing here, and they will eventually be forced to perform a recall.

44 people (including me have filed so far.)

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Old 09-06-2009, 08:37 PM
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Done, Thank you for posting this!
Old 09-06-2009, 09:49 PM
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just trying to get enough people to get their vins out there.
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whats wrong with the rear brakes?
Old 09-06-2009, 10:15 PM
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they wear out too quickly (and the rotors are being scored at 100mile-20000mile cars)

Also inside rear pads start to get noisy
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good to know will keep my eye/ear out
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done.................




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Old 09-07-2009, 12:14 AM
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Maybe should be a sticky.....
Old 09-07-2009, 12:34 AM
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my rear disc brakes 'rub and make eerie screeching noises' when I put the car in reverse and move around, 09 SS LNF. how do I phrase that 'appropriately'?
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I would complain but I don't have stock rear rotors and pads anymore
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Will do whenever I get to writing my VIN down.
Anyone have a picture of what Scoring looks like? I'm on 1400 miles and the rear rotors look "black" where the pad meets the rotor while the front all looks Silver..but I did notice them squeaking.
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Added my car.
I checked the rear rotors Saturday when they had it up on the lift putting on my new tires.
Driver side deep groves inside about 1 inch down from the top. Passenger side light grooving over the entire inside.
Outside clean both sides.

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Will do whenever I get to writing my VIN down.
Anyone have a picture of what Scoring looks like? I'm on 1400 miles and the rear rotors look "black" where the pad meets the rotor while the front all looks Silver..but I did notice them squeaking.
Just feel them, if they feel smooth your OK for now, when they start scoring they start getting grooves in them.

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bump for more participation
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I did mine a few months ago. I wish all the people who complain on here would do it.
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we should slao start one on the bushings also. dont know if you guys had this problem yet. my car is going in next week for bushings and rear brakes again. Got them changed at 10000miles and now need them changed again at 20000miles
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I more than likely will need the bushings too.
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Bump for sticky/participation.
Or sticky-participation.
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Welcome to May 2009:
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...&postcount=175

Nonetheless, let's keep the grievances flowing.
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I've submitted twice already. Once for the first time, and now the second after it's happening again. Even if you've already had this 'fixed', it's going to happen again, file another complaint.
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333 miles and it's started


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