Rhythmic Brake noise?

I would find another dealer Toyota or Lexus. Its hard to imagine why a full brake job was needed at 30k other than some normal noises like slight corrosion build up overnight that squeaks for a minute in reverse. $100 oil changes are ridiculous as well. The dealers around here charge $59 for full synthetic and often you can get a two for deal. Plus they do their multipoint inspection including measuring the brake pads. Remember rotors can warp under normal use if they are overheated by long downhills and then quickly cooled. But that is rare as well.

 

Toyota USA recommends it?

Rhythmic Brake noise? | PriusChat

 

a full brake job? see post #18

 

unfortunately, a small percentage of cars are defective, even toyotas

 

Just a wild extra input for consideration. The car has a noise maker speaker up front near the drivers side bumper that is intended to warn pedestrians that you are there moving slowly in EV mode. Seriously. It only comes on at low ev speeds and goes off with a full stop.

 

There are two variables here:

1. Is the problem something with a simpler fix than brake replacement?
2. Will the outfit you get your service from do the simpler fix, or just throw brake replacement at it?

Take the car to the wrong outfit, and your worst-case prophecy comes true, you get brake replacement, needed or not.

Lest you think me excessively cynical, here's an example from the PriusChat archives where a customer trusted her dealer three times in a row, asking about (most likely) brake noise from flash rust (which all of us on PriusChat know how to erase in a few seconds by braking in neutral, right?), and instead of explaining that to her, the dealer sold her $1400 "brake jobs"—every chance they got.

 

she should get the rogue if she wants it, regardless of you brake outcome.

my son has a rav4h, and his wife has a murano. they like both cars.

 

Flash rust means minor corrosion on the rotors from sitting when wet. It goes away quickly under normal use but can cause some squeaking in the morning especially the first use in reverse. If they tell you its ok I would go with it. Braking in neutral? I don’t have to do that to get rid of the minor rotor corrosion. Just drive it.

 

When my brakes get flash rusted, generally from being parked outside over a soggy night or weekend, what I notice in the morning is not usually "some squeaking" but more like the sound and feel of dragging a large sled of rocks (but one that magically disappears whenever the brakes aren't applied). The combination of the sound and the extra grabbiness, to someone who hasn't read about it on PriusChat in advance, can legitimately seem as if the whole brake system is on its last legs.

I have known it to clear up in normal driving without the brake-in-neutral technique, I'm just not that patient. It'll be back to fully quiet and smooth again by maybe my third commute to and from work.

If I just shift unobtrusively into neutral ahead of each of the three stop signs on the way out of my neighborhood, it's all better by that point, and I don't have to grit my teeth for two or three more days waiting for normal driving to do it.

That was the technique recommended on PriusChat when I first read about it 11 years ago, and it never really goes stale.

 

all the best!

 

Strange about those rear brakes. My guess is they did not do them the first time. No way they wear out before the front even if you treat them like an eighteen year old teenager.

The trick to 220k miles and counting on my original factory brakes is to anticipate stops whenever possible so that hard braking is not needed very often. The regen will then do 95% of the deceleration leaving the friction brakes for the last few mph. It also helps your miles per gallon.

 

That dealership must be located near the Cape Cod Tunnel...

 

Did they give you the option of keeping or examining the old parts?

I believe that's still a thing you're allowed to ask.

 

all these years i've been sitting in bridge traffic

 

She should go for the Rav4 hybrid. See this new video comparing them.

 

What the hell kind of oil were they putting into your car for $100? Oil made from Unicorn tears?

If you'll forgive a bit of snarkiness:

My prediction: the CVT on that Rogue will crap itself (replace crap with the more appropriate but less polite word) in short order, but not before everyone sees you as someone who can't get a better car because of your assumed-to-be-terrible credit (I keep hearing jokes about Nissan's willingness to finance household pets, e.g. a well-trained Golden Retriever).

(to be clear, this is a joke and I am laughing with you, not at you)

Might want to call around your area to get ballpark quotes from other dealers for the same job for future reference. I've noticed quite a bit of variation in dealer pricing for service in our area (don't know about Cape Cod). For example, those rotors (part #42431-47050) go for $55+shipping each online.

Also, look at this TSB, quite a bit of overlap on the parts that got replaced (maybe you can appeal some of the cost if the fix hadn't been applied?): https://www.procutusa.com/pdf/oem/Toyota_Prius_TSB.pdf