I just got new brake pads and rotors for $600 @ 28,900 miles. Is this normal? The dealer told me it's because the pads used on the A4s are really soft. I dont really believe him...or is he telling me the truth?

 

i could believe this if you do a lot of stop and go.

 

I'm in the same boat. My 2007 A4 is at 32K, city driving
mostly. Last time I took it to dealer at 28K, the report said
front/rear brake lining were 3MM/6MM. They recommended
replacing front brake pads and rotors.

Yesterday the brake pad warning light came on, but went away
after a while and came back today. You guys know what this
means?

Think I'll have it done to avoid further damage. Don't know
how much this will cost in these bad times. Wish the Audi
brakes lasted longer ...

 

I bought a CPO a couple months ago, and I have had serious brake dust problems. I have noticed it on other A4s. Is this a common problem, or am I just noticing the few? Any suggestions on other pads?

 

Wow, $600 for all is a very good deal. Today I dropped it off at my
dealer (Audi San Jose) to replace the front ones, they charged $550
only for that :-( And another $160 to flush/replace the brake fluid +
$380 for 35K service.

Just curious, are the rates uniform across dealers in the US?

 

will let you know what it runs here in alabama...the squeking has started! going in for the 55k oilchange..i wil have them look at the pads and if bad gonna say replace. i was thinking of having some lifetime brakes done on it since i have a lifetime powertrain..thoughts on these lifetime brake places? know rotors are not included...interesting that the 35k service cost that much..glad when i had it ..the audi care...think they did the cvt oil change then.

 

My dealer says that because the brake pads are so soft it also causes the high amount of brake dust...which is why you probably notice on yours and other people's A4.

 

That seems very high. Well if you are not mechanical I guess its ok. I buy pads fro the local parts store for $30 for per set. Rotors are not needed unless they are deeply scored or severly warped. Local parts places can usually shave off a little for real cheap just to take off any glazing from the heat.

Do it your self. The only hard part is pushing the piston back in which requires pushing the piston in while turning it clockwise at the same time. A little tricky if you don't have a special tool.

I would rate this job a 3 on a scale of 10 for simple minded mechenics.

For the guy with the brake light coming on: Brakes are low and that makes the fluid low which makes the floating sensor come on and off. Do not add fluid as when you do the brakes and compress the pistons, it will fill the reservoir back up.

This should be a garage job at no more than $100 with simple hand tools.

 

The price does not seem to outrageous. I spent almost $1000 on front and rear pads and rotors at the dealer for my 2000 Jetta GLX, and another $350 for new parking brake cables. My fronts had 127,000 on them before needing replacement. The rears 90,000. The first set of rears needed to be replaced at 40,000. The dealer said that pads were soft to prevent sqealing. The replacement VW pads were harder, and did squeal some but lasted longer, they would have lasted even longer had the parking brake cables not started sticking, trashing the rear brakes. That car was a constant source of problems. I now have my wonderful black 2006 A4 2.0t quattro.

 

I got my rotors shaved off for 10 bucks each. Pads costed me $160. I gave my buddy who works at CarX 100 bucks for labor so I got all four fixed for $300. I would never go to the dealer to get my brakes done