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The dealership told us we needed new break pads and rotors. The car only has 30k miles on it. The wheels do not squeak or pull when we brake. We called a shop the specializes in cars like Volvos. He said usually have to change both pieces when changing the brake pads on... Read More

• I'll start by saying I am a volvo dealership tech. Volvo brakes wear quickly but work very well, It is a compramise, you either get long life out of your brakes with inferior stopping power or you can have softer faster wearing brake pads and rotors and have far superior braking power. It is by no means abnormal for... Read More
• You may not ride the brakes but if someone else drives the car they could. But Because of all the lawsuits car companies have gone threw they have to change them both back to factory spec, you don't like the price tell the people to quit suing over 2 pounds of air pressure like happened to ford. Any dealer will be... Read More
• Depending on driving conditions your car faces everyday.If u live in San Francisco and your daily commute is going up and down the hills,more braking power is needed to slow down the car thus speeding up the wearing on the pads.Also stop n go traffic has the same affect.I can see replacing the front brakes at 30k... Read More
• have the pad life measured. anything thicker than 6 milimeter is usually within spec. front pads might be bad on this car, yes, even with only 30,000. is there any brake pedal vibration when braking from highway speed? this is fixed by resurfacing the front rotors. being as new as it is, you can probably get away with... Read More
• its easy for the dealer just to replace the pads and rotors at one time .#1-more money on the ticket#2easy for the mechanic to replace the rotors instead of getting his union asss dirty machining the rotors.go to a repair shop that's locally owned,they rely on your buis,dealers don't care if you never come back.thats... Read More

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