My 2012 Model S (134k miles) popped up a message telling me that the parking brake had suddenly engaged while I was driving to work, luckily at only 20 mph in the neighborhood. (I did not press/hold the P button.) A few seconds later, as I was still deciding what to do with this information, I heard a loud crunch and bang. When I pulled over to look, my passenger rear brake rotor had shattered and crumpled, punching holes in the rim and tire and ripping off the calipers and part of the frame. I had to take it to a different Tesla service center than usual, and this new one barely communicated with me, wouldn't tell me what was going on, and was way off on their time and price estimates, ultimately charging me double what they initially quoted. I'm disappointed given the excellent service I had at a previous SC. This happened 7 months after I last had the car/brakes inspected. Since they wouldn't tell me anything, do any of you have any idea what happened here? Thanks.
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It is? Last I checked, the function of brakes are to stop the rolling vehicle from rolling. Doesn't seem to me the use case is any different.
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I think that before anyone runs to the government we need to know more about this brake inspection seven months earlier…for example was there any recommendation given by the service technician ?
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Of course, we don't know the history for this vehicle. Those could be original rotors, or someone could have replaced them with crappy after-market rotors at some point in the past. (A lot can happen in 10+ years.)
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If a mechanic had recommended that I replace any part of my brake system, I would have done it, no questions asked.
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General maintenance car checkup. Also inspected brake fluid, air filters, AC dessicant bag, clean/lubricate brake calipers, rotate tires as per Tesla maintenance service interval recommendations.
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Ok so who performed the inspection? Was it documented that the brakes (all components) were ok/within spec? Incompetence if so as looking at the rotors themselves as well as the pad wipe pattern would’ve been a huge red flag. So your beef should be with the shop for giving you a false sense of security. You def have a point regarding getting charged double what you were quoted. Which SC was this in Oregon?
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Re: other comments:
1) Yes, I have documentation of the inspection I had done 7 months prior to this, on 7/11/2022. They noted 6 mm on the brakes. They did not tell me to replace them, or I would have done it. I don't know a lot about cars, so I basically just do what the mechanics say. I'm sure I pay more for my ignorance than if I could check/repair/replace things myself, but I don't have interest in learning about cars and I figure it's worth the money to prevent things like this from happening. If only that worked out....
2) It's true that I don't use the brakes much when driving around. When I did use them, they did not make any sound. I obviously would have been concerned had my car started making weird noises. I love how quiet it is.
3) My area of Oregon is not a salty place. We either use pea gravel or just wait a day for any snow/ice to melt because it doesn't stay cold long. It is certainly wet here, though.
4) I did not make a hard stop. I had just left my house and was driving about 20 mph on my way to work in the early morning when an alert popped up saying the brake had engaged and then this damage happened a few seconds later.
1) Yes, I have documentation of the inspection I had done 7 months prior to this, on 7/11/2022. They noted 6 mm on the brakes. They did not tell me to replace them, or I would have done it. I don't know a lot about cars, so I basically just do what the mechanics say. I'm sure I pay more for my ignorance than if I could check/repair/replace things myself, but I don't have interest in learning about cars and I figure it's worth the money to prevent things like this from happening. If only that worked out....
2) It's true that I don't use the brakes much when driving around. When I did use them, they did not make any sound. I obviously would have been concerned had my car started making weird noises. I love how quiet it is.
3) My area of Oregon is not a salty place. We either use pea gravel or just wait a day for any snow/ice to melt because it doesn't stay cold long. It is certainly wet here, though.
4) I did not make a hard stop. I had just left my house and was driving about 20 mph on my way to work in the early morning when an alert popped up saying the brake had engaged and then this damage happened a few seconds later.
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Then you seriously need to find a new mechanic. Just looking at the pictures you can tell there's serious neglect there. I mean you can see them through your wheels, is this your first car maybe? I mean this is something you do when your like 16 and don't know any better. Anyways thank god your ok and didn't injure yourself or someone else. Maybe time for a BBK upgrade
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So who did the inspection? An indy shop or Tesla? How long have you had the car? Was it orig an Oregon car? So how did the quote vs actual play out? Was the orig quote based on actually seeing the car or was it via the app? Would be interested to see the breakdown vs orig (half the price) quote if you’re up for it that is. Sorry for all the questions. Just interested in how the rotors got to this state. It’s def not on you as you paid for professional assessment and clearly didn’t get even shade tree competency.
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Hola,parece que se ha partido el disco,se ve muy marcado,pienso que es un mal mantenimiento,ese disco deberia haber sido reemplazado mucho antes,cuando se cambian las pastillas de freno.
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Dannietjoh
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Rotten rotor, cracked, crack hit the pad, tore off the rotor, very scary situation but preventable by maintenance.
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