I assume the lights coming on indicating the brakes are low. A while back i had the same thing happen to me, i changed the rear brakes and the lights were gone for good.

quick question: would the lights come on when the front brakes are low also or is it just for the rear?

 

I called around three local shops, and their estimates are ~$250 - $265 per axle.... Crud.

 

^ wow

 

I ended up going with the shop that had the best reviews on yelp.

Fortunately, my rear pads were fine, so I only had to have the fronts done. However, they told me they needed to replace my front rotors too because they were too thin to be resurfaced.

New front pads/rotors + brake flush (since it's been >4 years): Total cost: $510.

For the parts, they charged me $70 for Centric 106.08150-FU pads, and $180 for 2 Centric 120.42074-FU rotors. I just did a quick search on amazon.... If these and are the same parts, I could have saved ~$70 if I bought them from amazon.

 

I just checked repairpal.com, and it sounds like their rates are reasonable for my area.

I also forgot to mention that they waived their ~$30 brake inspection fee, so that was nice of them.

 

^ thats good

 

Well, I hope it's just low Fluid for me. I might see about getting my brakes checked if I can get it done for cheap. I bought the car used in april (07, 38K) so I really don't know the last times the brakes were changed.

 

My Brake fluid was just above the minimum line. I added some, so hopefully that fixes the problem.

 

^ did it fix it?

 

I'm not sure if it fixed it. I have not tried to replicate the problem yet. Based on the level of fluid in the reservoir, and the angle I was accelerating at, it would make sense if this was the problem. I will try to replicate it later. If the problem persists I will take it into the shop and have my brakes checked out.

Would I be able to pull error codes with a code reader even if the SES light did not come on?