Warranty question - brakes
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Warranty question - brakes
My 2004 CLK500 has 40,000 miles on it which means it is still under original warranty. I bought is used and it's CPO, which means it also has an extended warranty once the original warranty expires. I know the CPO warranty specifically excludes brake pads and rotors, but I'm curious if these items are covered under the original warranty.
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No, they're not covered under the original warranty. But I think if your car is CPO, it's supposed to have a certain percentage of the brakes left. I'm not sure about that though, but I'd look into it if the indicator light came on right after you bought it.
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For the benefit of those who have suffered brake squeal I thought I'd post the end of the story...
When I picked up the car they told me no problem found. I drove it away and went to lunch and....THE BRAKES SQUEALED. So I went back and pitched a fit and was lucky enough to talk to an actual mechanic who gave a SH_T about my car. He pulled the wheel and showed me the brake pad which he said was within 1mm of the tolerance for a CPO inspection. So I told the service manager that if they were that close, the pads should have been replaced AND they squeal. So they did a front brake job with new pads and the anti-squeal dampers and so far, (fingers crossed) no squeal!
When I picked up the car they told me no problem found. I drove it away and went to lunch and....THE BRAKES SQUEALED. So I went back and pitched a fit and was lucky enough to talk to an actual mechanic who gave a SH_T about my car. He pulled the wheel and showed me the brake pad which he said was within 1mm of the tolerance for a CPO inspection. So I told the service manager that if they were that close, the pads should have been replaced AND they squeal. So they did a front brake job with new pads and the anti-squeal dampers and so far, (fingers crossed) no squeal!
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