Jonathan Mena

Hello, I currently owned a CPO 2015 c300 4MATIC with 38K miles and I recently took her to get the 5 year service. It went well, they told me everything that was wrong with my car and almost everything was covered. Except the break pads and disk, they told me that they were going to be replace soon because they were on the yellow marker, the problem is that they are charging me about 700 to replace them. Now, I know that break pads and disk are something you don't want to cheap out but, I was wondering if I could get more option from you guys, since I don't know much of good brands and their reliability. Thank you for your time.

mikec35

Brake pads and rotors are not a warranty item, I'd take it to an indepent shop and have it done for half that cost. It won't void your warranty. Just an FYI, I'm at 112,000 mlles on my 2016, original brakes.

Jonathan Mena

Damn that a lot! I don't know why I need new breaks though if I drive quite carefully, I don't like to push her hard. I've got issues ever since I got the car like a mild vibration in the steering wheel and a noise when breaking, but the dealership kept telling me that there was nothing wrong with the car. Maybe it was because the car was previously used in a rental fleet.

mikec35

Steering wheel vibration when driving or only braking? If while driving only and not braking then I’d have your front wheels balanced. You could have one wheel out of round or a tire out of balance. The squealing when you brake is the warning metal squealer on the brake pads telling you it’s time to replace the brakes. If it vibrates when braking then you could have a brake rotor that is warped. Fleet cars take a beating in the brakes and I think they are magically drawn to potholes.

dennish

Brakes are not difficult to change. I'd take it to an independent shop and save yourself half the cost of the dealer.

Jonathan Mena

I would have to agree with your statement, for some reason fleet cars tend to get more beatings than personal cars. In the end, I need to replace my breaks, I'll search for an trusty independent shop around my area to see if I can fix her as soon as possible.

Mr. J

$700USD for both front and rear brakes is a bargain. No need to find an Indy shop, just do it at the dealership. If the $700 quote is just for one end of the vehicle then maybe look elsewhere.

Brakes for my vehicles are nearly 3 times this amount at the dealerships near me. I had an Indy do the brakes on my C450 for a slight savings but that was mostly because I wanted to upgrade the pads.

Jonathan Mena

My bad, when I went back for my car and asked for the price, they told me it was for two of them, plus labor and other stuff that I can't seem to remember at the moment. However, it seems odd because from what I know my front tires are the ones that wear faster but in this case my front brakes are fine and the rear brakes are the ones that need to be replaced.

Camaroguy72

Rear brakes do go, it happens w/ disc brakes.

The stock rotors are pricey, as they are those high tensile sheet metal hub design vs regular. Powerstop makes a kit for all 4 wheels for much cheaper - if you don't care to maintain that factory design rotor which is pricey to replace. You can search yourself and check pricing on the 2 or 4 wheel kits.

Jonathan Mena

Yes I've seen that I can get the front and rear brake kit with drilled rotors and it includes carbon ceramic brake pad for about $400. It honestly sounds like they are great, but I don't know if they are reliable or made with good quality.

Camaroguy72

powerstop has been around - I plan to put their stuff on my car when it's time. They are standard rotors vs. the Mercedes design which is $$ - up to you at the end of the day.

Cilo C Class

Mr. J

It's always a bad idea to downgrade brake hardware. Either upgrade or go OEM. Don't go cheap on brakes and tires in anything remotely resembling a high performance vehicle.