Brake Pads Worn @ 6,100 Miles???

[MadMan77]

So I am out of town getting laser eyes surgery and I go to start the car up today and I get a service indicator with the car on a lift and the "BRAKE" indicator stays on even while driving. I looked it up in the manual and it says the brake pads are worn.... with only 6,100 miles on the car.

Has anyone else ran into this issue?

[Bdh821]

negative. thank you factory warranty! goodluck

[MadMan77]

Originally Posted by Bdh821

negative. thank you factory warranty! goodluck

Having a little trouble deciphering your message there but I will give it a try:

You have not heard of anyone else having this problem and that the warranty should cover it.

[1013mm]

Originally Posted by MadMan77

Having a little trouble deciphering your message there but I will give it a try:

You have not heard of anyone else having this problem and that the warranty should cover it.

yes should be it. stop driving and braking like a mad man! man!

[MadMan77]

Originally Posted by jzhang

yes should be it. stop driving and braking like a mad man! man!

Lol... good play on words. The thing is I do not brake hard at all. I engine brake a lot and I haven't even been on any canyon runs yet. I hope it is just a faulty wear sensor. If not, I have no idea why the pads are worn already.

[gtaday51]

Wow that sucks. I brake hard often and at 11500 im still in the green for my pads. Tough luck.

[MadMan77]

Originally Posted by gtaday51

Wow that sucks. I brake hard often and at 11500 im still in the green for my pads. Tough luck.

Yeah, I am really hoping it is just the faulty sensor. I am house bound right now because of the eye surgery and then I have to drive home 650 miles through the mountains. Oh well, if shit happens I will just e-brake the hell of it and take it straight to the dealer still smoking.

[gtaday51]

maybe your e-brake isnt fully disengaging? check that first.

[1013mm]

hahah but seriously take it the dealer for a look, i would be a little worried.

[MadMan77]

Originally Posted by gtaday51

maybe your e-brake isnt fully disengaging? check that first.

I thought that at first and played with the e-brake. There is no tension on the handle until you lift it up a bit. So I thought maybe the cable seized so I yanked/released it quite a few times and still the same problem. The manual is clear about what the problem is with the lights currently on.

Originally Posted by jzhang

hahah but seriously take it the dealer for a look, i would be a little worried.

I would take it to the dealer but I cannot drive starting Monday since that is when my surgery is scheduled. Add to that I am on a military base so the dealer cannot come and get it. So basically to the left is a rock, to the right is a hard place and guess what; I am in the middle.

[Bones13]

I would doubt the car is dangerous to drive at the moment. When your eyes are cleared for surgery ( I could drive the day after my Lasiks), assuming you are feeling well, take it in to the dealer to diagnose the issue, and clear that code up.

A faulty ebrake can have caused some excessive wear. Or as you say, just a faulty sensor.

[MadMan77]

Originally Posted by Bones13

I would doubt the car is dangerous to drive at the moment. When your eyes are cleared for surgery ( I could drive the day after my Lasiks), assuming you are feeling well, take it in to the dealer to diagnose the issue, and clear that code up.

A faulty ebrake can have caused some excessive wear. Or as you say, just a faulty sensor.

I am thinking the same thing.

I am not getting Lasik, I am getting PRK as I do not want them to cut my cornea. This requires longer healing time because they actually remove the epithelial layer from the cornea to re-shape it. The longer down time is for them to grow back again.

[zivilyn861]

If it helps, my ebrake sensor was a little odd a while back... I'd put it down, it'd disengage, and the "BRAKE" light would still be on. I played with it a bit, making sure that I fully disengage the ebrake each time I drive, and I haven't had any trouble since then.

[MadMan77]

Originally Posted by zivilyn861

If it helps, my ebrake sensor was a little odd a while back... I'd put it down, it'd disengage, and the "BRAKE" light would still be on. I played with it a bit, making sure that I fully disengage the ebrake each time I drive, and I haven't had any trouble since then.

I see where you are coming from with just the brake light coming on, but I have the "car on a lift" light in the main display as well as the brake light above in the dummy lights area.

[Philz1]

Hi Madman77!

I just had the exact same thing happen on my 135i. I have just under 17,000 km on my car (approx 10,560 miles). I also don't brake hard and think it must be a faulty sensor. All other vehicles I have owned haven't needed pad replacements below 30,000 km intervals. Your last post was mid-April. What was the outcome for you? I have a service appointment scheduled for this coming Thursday.

[MadMan77]

They said that the ECU mis-calculated the wear on the brake pads and thought they were worn. Apparently it calculates it by mileage, speed, rate of deceleration and a few other factors. The shop foreman at my dealer said his 335i threw the same codes a couple weeks before mine.

I was told the fix was that they pulled the brake pads, measures their thickness and entered it manually into the ECU.

[cagekicker]

driving like a fighter pilot?

[MadMan77]

Originally Posted by cagekicker

driving like a fighter pilot?

Nope.

That is a common mis-conception that everyone in the Air Force is a fighter pilot. That would be like me saying to you that all navy men are effeminate guys in cracker-jack suits...