2009 Honda Accords. What's this I hear about rear brakes?

[Checkered24]

Originally Posted by The b8nk

Pads are $17 at autozone, it takes less time to replace than an oil change.

True, and if you read my whole post you would have also seen that the heat kills the calipers, and generally owners report the rotors being warped too. So add new calipers (>$100 ea) and rotors to that bill. It'll be more than just $17...

[Checkered24]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

On RockAuto.com, multiple brands of rear pads are under $20 and rotors are under $50. There are economy rotors for $20 each. You could walk away with this being a $60 brake job, or a $20 pad-slap if you are proactive and replace the pads before they wear to the backing plates. Also, you could do a little research and buy a longer lasting pad and rotor setup and prolong the time between brake jobs.

Either way, for the average DIYer for can handle a brake job this is a $100 brake job if you spring for better quality rotors and pads and 1-2 hours of time. Not a deal-breaker and a non-issue for most.




If you aren't a DIYer...you are stuck paying $400+ mechanic rates or whatever they charge.

Again, the calipers too. (Trust me, I am a DIYer, I rebuilt them to try and save them but they were cooked).

Honestly, this IS a design flaw in the 08-09 models. A lot of people blame the EBD system, but I suspect the rear brakes are just undersized for the workload Honda asked of them on this model which they corrected in later years.

I would be surprised if most people (who do not DIY repairs) shopping for a used car would consider rear brakes that last 50% to 25% as long as they should to be a non-issue.

[alpha_1976]

Originally Posted by The b8nk

Pads are $17 at autozone, it takes less time to replace than an oil change.

Use them and be prepared to ask more questions about noise here and there and what not.

[BostonMike7]

Looks like there was a class action lawsuit and a redesigned pad

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010...ype=blogs&_r=0

[The b8nk]

Originally Posted by alpha_1976

Use them and be prepared to ask more questions about noise here and there and what not.

I used them for my rear brakes on my TSX [Honda Accord Euro] never had an issue...Although once these pads wear down im going to change the entire break setup to something that can handle the car better.