The brake pads in your Honda Accord, Passport, or Pilot must always be thick enough to cause the necessary pressure and friction to slow your car down and make it stop. Visit your Honda dealer regularly for brake inspections and replace the pads before they get too thin to provide you with the stopping power you need to be safe on the road.
New pads have a thickness of between ten to twelve millimeters. As you drive your car and use the brakes, the pads wear down and must be thicker than 6.4 millimeters to function correctly. The minimum pad thickness is 3.2 millimeters, but it’s best to replace the pads before they wear down too much to prevent your brakes from failing.
Generally, your car’s pads will need to be replaced between 25,000 and 70,000 miles, depending on the quality of the pads, your driving style, road conditions, and how often and hard you brake.
If you drive in heavy traffic and frequently apply the brakes, you will have to replace the pads more often. Your Honda owner’s manual has recommendations on the required brake system inspection intervals and pad replacements. You can also ask your Honda technician for information.
Your Honda technician will check your brakes when you take your car for an oil change. At every 15,000-mile maintenance interval, the technician will perform a thorough brake system inspection. The brake inspections will ensure that your car’s brake system is in perfect working order, and the pads will be checked and replaced before they wear too thin.
Pads have a metal burr or wear indicator that makes contact with the rotors when the pads wear too thin. The wear indicators cause a high-pitched squealing sound to warn you when the pads are worn and need replacing. If you don’t replace the pads, it won’t be long before you hear a grinding noise. The grinding is from the bare metal of the worn pads scraping against the rotors, which will cause overheating and damage to the rotors.
Worn and thin pads will also cause vibrations you will feel through the brake pedal, your car will pull to the side when you brake, and it will take your vehicle longer to slow down and stop.
Genuine Honda pads are specifically designed for your Honda. The pads are manufactured to the highest standards and tested for reliability and safety, reduce vibrations, prevent premature disc wear, and guarantee long-lasting performance.
Ensure you are safe behind the wheel. Visit Honda of Seattle today, and qualified and experienced Honda technicians will thoroughly inspect your car’s braking system, measure the pads, and perform an expert replacement if needed.
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