Rear brakes @ 50% after 8000 miles?

Had my second free service this week at Toyota and all was good, but back brakes are at 50% with only 8000 miles, how’s that!

 

That's how they pay for the "Free" Service! I suspect their percentage of Bullshit was more than 50%.

 

Either inspect and measure them yourself and confirm they are lying, or ask if they properly adjusted your brakes so they didn't drag continually.

My money says they didn't even rotate your tires, much less pull a brake drum.

And how do you score a second 'free' service at only 8k?

 

Fronts at 95%, back at 50%. My 2006 tacoma has 102000 miles and I have yet to touch the back brakes.

 

I dont drive it much. Just a weekend truck for 4 wheeling and surfing. Service has been by date over miles. I do use the crawl control frequently, maybe thats why. Or their full of s*** and didn’t really check

 

Only three ways that causes that much wear in that short of time.
1. Left foot on the brakes.
2. Parking brake not fully released.
3. Brakes dragging (not adjusted correctly)
Or the dealership is full of crap (most likely the case)

 

On rare occasion 4 wheeling, but other than that, never drive with left foot
Always aware of parking brake engagement
Dealer probably full of crap - winner in my book

 

I do my free service by time also. 7000 miles and on second service. See if they come at me with that bullshit.

 

Just reading that pisses me off, forken left brakers!

Sorry back on subject, OP someone full of shit at dealer, or doesn't know how to measure or read a caliper.

 

During 4wheeling, was certain drive mode engaged that the the Auto LSD was turned on?

 

Did they give a measurement in mm perhaps?

This is mine at 60K.

 

Is it that hard to check them yourself? If not, you’re guessing as much as you think the dealer did.

 

I'm at 81k miles on my '16. Still on all original brakes and components.

 

I vote for point #3.

 

Pretty sure they are BSing, unless something is really wrong with your drums. Rear drums always lasted me at least 60-80k miles.

 

um, what??

 

They’re for sure bs’ing you. Get measurements yourself or ask them to provide new rear vs old rear measurements

 

The man doesnt like people who use left foot to brake.

 

That is very strange. And that’s why I asked “um, what”