Hi Folks, glad to be a member here and thanks in advance to those who chime in the conversion. I am a little surprised with our 2017 discovery Sport, currently have our truck at the dealership after the Brake lights turning on for the first time. I saw the light appear at 11,900 Km to be exact, thats right under 12k Kilometres. I am scratching my head because the dealership just messaged me saying;
"The technician has finished the inspection on your vehicle and the brake pad light is on due to the rear brakes being at 2 mm which trips the sensor. The cost to replace the rear brakes would be $1007.19 plus tax (brake pads, discs, sensor and labor included)." This is in Canadian dollars
The car is a lease, not sure if that changes how they assess a vehicle since they will sell it once I return it after our term. Also we have an 8 month baby and the car since Dec. 2017, we both work at home and drive quite careful with the recent born. Mostly city driving, have always had the car in Eco mode and have never put in sport mode (to help give you an idea of how we drive).
Any suggestions? Advice? are we being taken for?
I will add that I requested a reason for this pre-mature maintenance and this is what I got as a reply...
"Judging from the mileage you do on your vehicle you are doing mostly city short distance drives which uses much more braking from the stop/go driving. Your vehicle is also equipped with torque vectoring brakes in the rear which causes the brakes to be applied when turning even if you are not pressing the brake pedal. I checked with the technician and my warranty administrator and there are no technical bulletins or service actions open for the brakes on your vehicle so unfortunately there is nothing I can do on my end since brakes are considered a wear and tear maintenance item."
"The technician has finished the inspection on your vehicle and the brake pad light is on due to the rear brakes being at 2 mm which trips the sensor. The cost to replace the rear brakes would be $1007.19 plus tax (brake pads, discs, sensor and labor included)." This is in Canadian dollars
The car is a lease, not sure if that changes how they assess a vehicle since they will sell it once I return it after our term. Also we have an 8 month baby and the car since Dec. 2017, we both work at home and drive quite careful with the recent born. Mostly city driving, have always had the car in Eco mode and have never put in sport mode (to help give you an idea of how we drive).
Any suggestions? Advice? are we being taken for?
I will add that I requested a reason for this pre-mature maintenance and this is what I got as a reply...
"Judging from the mileage you do on your vehicle you are doing mostly city short distance drives which uses much more braking from the stop/go driving. Your vehicle is also equipped with torque vectoring brakes in the rear which causes the brakes to be applied when turning even if you are not pressing the brake pedal. I checked with the technician and my warranty administrator and there are no technical bulletins or service actions open for the brakes on your vehicle so unfortunately there is nothing I can do on my end since brakes are considered a wear and tear maintenance item."