Rotor rust on 3 y/o Honda HRV. Look for second opinion?

[Anonymous]

I took my car for an oil change at the dealership today and they told me there is surface rust on the two rear rotors and that since the breaks have reached half their life I would probably need to change them soon so I should just have them clean the rust and change the breaks today.

The car has 20k miles, I did a rotation 6 months ago at a different place and I wasn’t told about the rust, can rust develop in 6 months? I never had this problem with my previous car, I drove it for 15 years. Also, not sure why the problem with rust and breaks is in the rear only. I would think that all rotors would have the issue.

The guy I spoke with over the phone was focused on pricing and the longer I took to respond the more discounts he “found”. The last quote he gave me was about $360 but then he kept adding maintenance I should do and with that he would give me an extra discount...it was very confusing because the cost kept going up with extras then going down with discounts and my head was spinning.

Where can I take the car for a second opinion and should I be upfront by telling them what I need them to check rotor rust and breaks?

[Anonymous]

Rust on the brake rotors of infrequently driven vehicles is normal.

As long as the caliper slides have grease and the piston seals aren't leaking, it's fine.

On the inside of the rotor, where the parking brake shoes are, rust build up CAN cause the parking brake to stick "on" and cause brake shoe wear/overheating in the parking brake.

Basically, you don't drive enough. And the more your car sits, the more rust forms.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t it still under warranty?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t it still under warranty?

1) brakes aren't a warranty item, they're a wear item.

2) rust on the brake disks doesn't mean they're in need of replacement. Just drive the car more frequently, and merely using the brakes while in the course of driving will remove the rust on the rotor surfaces.

[Anonymous]

Brakes, cars have brakes, not breaks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brakes, cars have brakes, not breaks.

Hahaha...OP (ESL) here, thank god cars have brakes and not breaks!

[Anonymous]

If the brakes have gone through half of their life in 3 years it sounds like you have 3 years left. I wouldn’t worry about rust on the rotors.

[Anonymous]

surface rust, IE rust that appears after a week or so is not bad, but the longer the rust sits, th better chance it has of starting to pit the rotors.

if I park my car on a friday an dits humid or raining and don't drive it until monday. there will be surface rust on the rotors.

rotors are not stainless steel, they will rust..