[5th Gen : 08+]: 2017 Caravan - rear breaks
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2017 Caravan - rear breaks
Hi Everyone,
I have 2017 Caravan with 46K km on it.
Metallic noise came from the rear when I break. I'll be in the dealership on Tuesday. I lifted up a rear wheel and checked. Something (probably a spring) is scratching on the break disk. Can't see how much left on the break pad.
Just out of curiosity: how long original break pads live on this model? I heard that Caravans had this issue on the earlier models (2008-2010 or so) and then Chrysler resolved it.
Out of my 46K km at least 1/3 of them are long drives (i.e. Toronto - Montreal, etc).
Just for the comparison: I traded my 2011 Sonata a year ago. I changed 1-st time front disks there when the car had 180K km on it
I have 2017 Caravan with 46K km on it.
Metallic noise came from the rear when I break. I'll be in the dealership on Tuesday. I lifted up a rear wheel and checked. Something (probably a spring) is scratching on the break disk. Can't see how much left on the break pad.
Just out of curiosity: how long original break pads live on this model? I heard that Caravans had this issue on the earlier models (2008-2010 or so) and then Chrysler resolved it.
Out of my 46K km at least 1/3 of them are long drives (i.e. Toronto - Montreal, etc).
Just for the comparison: I traded my 2011 Sonata a year ago. I changed 1-st time front disks there when the car had 180K km on it
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Had to replace rear pads today and machine rotors ($247). Calipers were replaced under warranty.
i was told that front pads had about 80-90% left on them. It answers my question in this topic. The rear breaks on this car definitely have a design issue that exist since 2008 and Chrysler doesn’t give a xxx about it.
i was told that front pads had about 80-90% left on them. It answers my question in this topic. The rear breaks on this car definitely have a design issue that exist since 2008 and Chrysler doesn’t give a xxx about it.
Last edited by Caravan2017; Oct 15, 2019 at 04:25 PM.
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That would have been a hard pill for me to swallow to pay nearly $300 for turning rotors and pads, just because the calipers failed. If the calipers didn't fail, you wouldn't have to replace pads, nor turn the rotors, so...
46K equals about 26K miles, and that's way too early to be doing rear brakes, but not on a dodge caravan. Welcome to the club. Also, you are right, my van has a 110K miles on it, and it seems the passenger rear caliper is prone to failing, even to this day with their design.
46K equals about 26K miles, and that's way too early to be doing rear brakes, but not on a dodge caravan. Welcome to the club. Also, you are right, my van has a 110K miles on it, and it seems the passenger rear caliper is prone to failing, even to this day with their design.