[aaronmcd]

There are sensors at least my ‘14 had them

Ok, that makes more sense, the guy at the shop just looked something up on his computer. Still dunno why the message is coming up if the pads have a lot of thickness left. I'd think the shop would want to sell me new pads if I needed them.

 

[aaronmcd]

My brake pads are likely stock still at 77k miles. I'm assuming they took off the wheels and checked both sides. They said still 7mm no need to change them. I should look into this "inspection mirror" thing so I don't have to bring it in or jack it up and remove the wheel every few thousand miles.

 

[aaronmcd]

Expensive update. I did not get the inspection mirror (yet) and I trusted Brakes Plus.

9,000 miles later, We start hearing a grinding noise. Take it to a different shop near my parents place in Chandler, both front brakes were metal on metal. 7mm wear in 9,000 miles? Or Brakes Plus just lied to me? What gives? And why is there no indicator squeal like I'm used to on other cars? Nothing, nothing, nothing, then grinding.

New front pads, rotors, fluid flush, and oil change. Cost $1150
Seems like a very expensive shop, but it's a 5minute walk to my parent's house, so better to spend the extra couple hundred there than take a half or whole day off work to drive it somewhere and wait in the lobby. Somehow the $69.95 oil change was only $50. Maybe they forgot to itemize the filter and disposal fee. Also weird, their labor rate is insane at $179 but somehow the oil change labor cost $9.63 so somehow they changed the oil in 3 minutes and 14 seconds.