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Did I really need front brakes that Toyota recommended?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by VTacoma6, Sep 20, 2019.

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  1. Sep 22, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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    I would be willing to bet they are just get dishonest service advisers in, Guy brings vehicle in for oil change good chance they are not looking at brake pads. Probably has a prompt in the computer after a certain amount of miles, and they tell you your bakes need changed. Crazy thing is I have a history with the dealership that did it to me and they are usually quite honest. I’ve been in the back with the mechanics trying to trouble shoot vibes on my Tacoma, usually get any service I’m to lazy to do at that one and purchased the wife’s 4Runner there and they have always been straight up and fair with me.
     
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  2. Sep 22, 2019 at 3:08 PM
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    Hey man, that's good to hear. I never remember hearing about any dealership described as quite honest or straight up & fair. I knew there has got to be some somewhere, I'd just never heard of them. Thanks
     
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  3. Sep 22, 2019 at 3:10 PM
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    I'm sure you've heard it a billion times already but yeah dude they ripped you off
     
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  4. Sep 22, 2019 at 3:19 PM
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    WTF ?
    That’s crap...
     
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  5. Sep 22, 2019 at 3:39 PM
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    My dealer always does their long multi point inspection with every service. At checkout they hand me a sheet with everything on it that they inspected, and next to each item is a set of green, yellow, and red squares with check marks pertaining to the condition of the item that was inspected. When they put my brakes in the yellow, they let me know it would be due soon. I agreed after seeing for myself, but knew I could wait another 10k before I started shopping around for parts. I did them myself with maybe 20k left on the pads. I wouldnt call my dealer a thief or a liar, they simply warned me that my brakes were getting low and to consider replacement in the near future.
     
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  6. Sep 22, 2019 at 4:00 PM
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    If you rotate tires as a person should do, checking is easy and gives you plenty of advance warning that a brake job will be coming up.
     
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  7. Sep 22, 2019 at 5:29 PM
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    No I’m in the Tampa area. That’s unfortunate that it happened to you as well.
     
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  8. Sep 23, 2019 at 5:15 AM
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    Jaguar/Land Rover factory.
     
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  9. Sep 23, 2019 at 5:17 AM
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    Im sorry, I'll be more general with my numbers next time so they apply to more vehicles across the car brands.
     
    Xplosiv, Sep 23, 2019
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  10. Sep 23, 2019 at 5:20 AM
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    Holy crap, someone intelligent.
     
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  11. Sep 23, 2019 at 5:21 AM
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    The OP's dealer telling him he needs brakes now, like they were close to failure point, would absolutely be wrong. If thats how they presented it.
     
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    Bunch of different mods
    Good to know
     
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