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Brake Pads Worn to Minimum Thickness warning both FRONT & REAR / HELP!!
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09-27-2012, 04:22 PM | #1 |
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Brake Pads Worn to Minimum Thickness warning both FRONT & REAR / HELP!!
Yesterday I got in my car and the warning came up on my idrive (also red BRAKE light came on in instrument cluster):
"Brake pads worn to minimum thickness" The reason I find this odd is that both the front and rear warning came on at the same time. When I go into idrive service options there isn't any mileage stated by the Brake Warning indicator 2007 335i 41,500 miles Any info would greatly help And to my knowledge I am not sure if the brake pads have been replaced as I have only owned the car 6 months. IIRC when I had the rims off the pads looked like they had a lot of life left on them. Thanks |
09-27-2012, 06:54 PM | #2 | |
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10-03-2012, 10:19 AM | #4 |
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this is most likely because the sensor that they have in the brakes is worn to the point it may need to be replaced not necessarily the brakes themselves. I am currently in the same situation and just going to order then they are about $23 a piece on ecstuning.com and should be oe
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10-08-2012, 07:46 AM | #5 |
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I have the same problem, however I got this at the begining of the year and replaced them only to find out there was still a ton of meat left on the pads and the sensors weren't even touched.
I replaced it anyway and put new sensors in and reset the warning but same warning keeps coming back after a few thousand miles, and I keep resetting... Odd part is that it always says front AND rear are worn... Any clues? |
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10-08-2012, 08:23 AM | #6 |
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There is a software update to this glitch.
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10-08-2012, 02:15 PM | #8 |
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Not any more, there was a tsb for it way back near the end of 07, beginning of 08. My 07 had keept doing this when I had 6000 miles on it. I had to wait a couple months until BMW provided the software fix back in the day. I don't think CPO covers software updates. But being an 07, you would think the car has had full update by now.
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10-09-2012, 12:43 PM | #9 |
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It's possible that the brake wear sensor is loose. That happened to me and I just had to get a new one installed. The best option is to take it to the dealer (or a trusted BMW tech) and have them check it out. We're only speculating. When it comes to the safety of your car, it's best to have it looked at by a pro so you know for sure. Then decide what to do once you have the facts.
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