2007 Volkswagen Jetta: rotors or pads wearing out early

Filed Sep 20, 2010 · Brakes · 59,500 miles · KS

Normal driving habits. Mileage on vehicle = approximately 59,500. The rear brake pads and rotors wear at excessive rate on my 2007 volkswagen jetta - 2.5l wolfsburg edition. I've never had a vehicle where the rear brake pads or rotors needed to be replaced before the front pads/ rotors. Vw offered to replace the rear pads and rotors for standard brake replacement cost (no discounted price for premature wear). The rear brakes wearing prematurely presents a potential safety hazard.

Filed May 15, 2010 · Brakes · 52,000 miles · CA

I have a 2007 vw jetta that is wearing out pads to fast. The 1st time they wore out the car had approx 16,000 mi. We were told by the dealership that it was caused by the emergency brake lever not totally releasing. The 2nd time the car was out of warranty with approx. 28,000 mi. But the dealership and vw were willing to replace the pads since they wore due to the brake lever again. But it was suggested that audi pads be put on because they wore longer than the vw. The mechanic at the time said there was a problem on the jetta with the lever not always releasing. Now at 54,000 mi the car had to go in for a brake job. Unfortunately the pads wore down to the rivets and scoured the rotors. So I had to pay for pads and turning the rotors. Now vw is saying that they design the brakes to wear in 12,000 to 20,000 miles. I have never heard of pads only lasting that short of time. And if that is so then why am I still using the original front pads. Then they state that they set the car up so the rears do more work then the front to make the front not do all the braking. Yeah, we do that on tractor and trailers to, but not to make the rears do all the braking. I worry because my son uses this car at college and I don't want a call saying he had an accident due to the brakes going out. I worry vw may have problems with the rear pads prematurely wearing and don't know how to fix the problem like toyota can't fix their problem.

Filed Dec 8, 2008 · Brakes · 27,000 miles · MS

I have a 2007 vw jetta. At 27,000 miles I had to have rear brake pads replaced and rotors turned. Brakes were rubbing metal to metal. I think it is a premature brake wear problem. Do not know if it is faulty parts or what. Dealer says it is normal to have rear pads wear out with that little of mileage. I am 55yrs. Old and I have never seen that with any car. I hope it does not cause anyone to have an accident.

Filed Aug 29, 2008 · Brakes · 31,121 miles · CA

Had to pay to replace rear brake pads and rotors at 21,272, and now less than 10,000 miles after I have to do it again. This is obviously a defect and not normal wear and tear but vw refuses to pay for it and fix it. I have had many cars and never had to replace brake pads, let alone rotors also, before 40,000 miles. My driving style has not changed, if anything I've mellowed with age. There are other issues that bother me besides the very short life span of the rear brakes on my jetta. The brake wear light that lets you know there's a problem with your brakes only works for the front brakes. Also, I've been told by the service department that although the rotors are not damaged they need to be replaced and cannot be turned on the jetta because it will cause premature pad wear! So I have defective brakes that wear out prematurely, not way of knowing that they're wearing out until you hear the problem (which is usually too late), and no matter what you also have to replace the rotors everytime you change the pads!

Filed Apr 23, 2008 · Brakes · 17,200 miles · CA

Parking brake was not adjusted properly from the factory causing premature brake pad wear. Too soon to be caught during service intervals thereby may have caused brake failure leading to an incident and/or caused damage.