My first and last Hyundai.

[Nissemannen]

I have a 2009 I20.
The car was ok until 1 year ago, when i had to change the rear brake pads, and i had to pay them

Then 2 weeks ago, i left the car for 80 000 km service.
The mechanic find out that the rear brakes are completetly shot.
He had to change both pads AND brake rotors.
This is not acceptable. I will from now on tell everybody what kind of company Hyundai is.
The warranty is not worth ****.
We are many owners in Sweden who has the same problem, so this is clearly a construction error.

Don´t buy this junk that they call a car.

[DYKWIA]

Last time I checked, brakes were a consumable item...and yes, you have to pay to have them replaced. Brake pads and rotors are not a warranty item. Is needing new rotors at 80k normal? I don't think so, but I've replaced rotors on my previous Honda at 100k, so go figure.

[maddog39]

He said 80,000 KM which is roughly 50,000 miles. I'm willing to bet he neglected the brake pads one of those times and wore them down to the bare metal and that's what damaged the rotors.

Nissemannen: All cars require maintenance. Especially the maintenance which you specifically mention in your post. You go buy any other vehicle on the market and I'm certain that if you never changed the brake pads, they would wear out sooner than you think.

[Nissemannen]

To make things clearer; The handbrake is the problem. This is the first car that i owned that had this problem.
The seller knows about this problem, but Hyundai won´t admit any false engineering.
Something about the pads and rotors sitting to tight.
I had no problem driving other cars well beyond 100 000 km with the original pads.
They tell me not to use the handbrake overnight, use it short time, pull it some time just to exercise it, nothing works.

I don´t know what to do know.
Should i use it and risk it getting stuck and damage the rotors or should i leave it and let the handbrake mechanism rust.

[Dave-S]

Don't use the handbrake if it is causing a problem. They used to be called "emergency" brakes and were just that..............only to be used in the event of an emergency. Now they are called hand brakes or parking brakes. Why do you think you need to use it when your car is stopped or parked? I never use the one on my Sonata.

[Nissemannen]

Originally Posted by Dave-S

Don't use the handbrake if it is causing a problem. They used to be called "emergency" brakes and were just that..............only to be used in the event of an emergency. Now they are called hand brakes or parking brakes. Why do you think you need to use it when your car is stopped or parked? I never use the one on my Sonata.

Yeah, i will probably leave the brake alone, but i will get in trouble at the vehicle inspection.
They demand that the emergency brake works.

[maddog39]

Originally Posted by Dave-S

Don't use the handbrake if it is causing a problem. They used to be called "emergency" brakes and were just that..............only to be used in the event of an emergency. Now they are called hand brakes or parking brakes. Why do you think you need to use it when your car is stopped or parked? I never use the one on my Sonata.

Like if you're a manual transmission driver and especially if you park on inclines. Since he's from Europe, he's far more likely to be driving a manual transmission vehicle than we are. That said, I have no further input on the original topic unfortunately.

[austex04]

Sounds like when you had the rear brakes replaced the first time, they did not do the job right. I have seen shady brake shops do things like fail to lube the slides on caliper bolts, so the pads wear down faster and the customer comes back needing brakes again. In your case, sounds like the parking brake needs to be adjusted and the cable, as well as the moving parts should be lubed and fixed so the parking brake does not stick, wearing down the pads. So far 54k miles on my oem brakes and still good, I use my parking brake daily. A Buick I once owned would eat front brakes about every 30k miles, that was becouse GM used small front brakes that belong on a small car to stop a full sized car. I suggest upgrading to aftermarket rotors and pads, there are better parts than oem, but after you can get a permanant fix on the parking brake. There must be a tsb or topic on the i20 forums for the fix.

[Nissemannen]

For 80 000km service and fixing the brakes, i had to pay 10 750 SEK= £ 1038 or $ 1655

[3M-TA3]

Originally Posted by Nissemannen

For 80 000km service and fixing the brakes, i had to pay 10 750 SEK= £ 1038 or $ 1655

Was the mechanic wearing a mask and holding a gun?