ewaters Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 I’m the 1st and only owner of 2018 Edge purchased in 2019 and decided it was time to get new brakes. I went to a local chain to get this done and while changing brakes, I was told I needed to replace my rear rotors, which they did. Now, when I’m backing out of my driveway in the morning, my brakes squeak! Another thing I’ve noticed is when I accelerate, my car doesn’t want to go like it did before! When I get to about 35 mph, it feels like I’m braking..what’s going on? I will definitely be taking it back to let them know these issues but before I do, I wanted to get more info so I have some sort of knowledge when telling tech. Thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 hour ago, ewaters said: I’m the 1st and only owner of 2018 Edge purchased in 2019 and decided it was time to get new brakes. I went to a local chain to get this done and while changing brakes, I was told I needed to replace my rear rotors, which they did. Now, when I’m backing out of my driveway in the morning, my brakes squeak! Another thing I’ve noticed is when I accelerate, my car doesn’t want to go like it did before! When I get to about 35 mph, it feels like I’m braking..what’s going on? I will definitely be taking it back to let them know these issues but before I do, I wanted to get more info so I have some sort of knowledge when telling tech. Thank you in advance! sounds like your calipers could be hanging up, as if, perhaps they did not use the proper procedure to retract the rear pistons with the electric park brake using a scan tool? hard to really say from minimal information. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewaters Posted April 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 8:15 PM, Cerberus said: sounds like your calipers could be hanging up, as if, perhaps they did not use the proper procedure to retract the rear pistons with the electric park brake using a scan tool? hard to really say from minimal information. So I took my car back to the mechanic and was told I now need to replace my front rotors AND calipers..instead of fixing the problem, I left with another problem. I mentioned that the calipers could be hanging up and that’s when they told me I needed new calipers. I contacted corporate and they were very apologetic and stated if I were to bring my car back then “they will fix the issues” not sure if I trust these mechanics now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handfiler Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 Insist that the repair shop have a qualified technician take over and make sure they are accredited. The person that was working on your car should be in a different line of work. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted April 19, 2023 Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 8 hours ago, ewaters said: not sure if I trust these mechanics now.. As a mechanic, I think you have good reason to be skeptical of anyone who lays hands on your vehicle until they prove themselves competent, either through your own experiences or referrals & reviews. There are some talented people in the business but there are a lot of hacks too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTW Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 It makes me wonder if they reset the parking brake. The caliper pistons have to be reset into the caliper or the new brakes will drag on the rotor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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