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Jetta sportwagon, 2010.
Drove from Atlanta to Charleston a few days ago. Fueled up around halfway there. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary during the fuel stop. When I arrived at my destination I could immediately smell brake/brakepads. 99% of driving was done on the interstate, and no I wasn't riding the brakes at all.
Local dealer here is now replacing all 4 rotors and pads but won't give me an explanation as to what could be wrong. I'm getting bogus crap like (it was cold, perhaps the car sat for awhile, etc). Only thing I could think of would be excessive water in the brake system, and freezing temps causing the hydraulic system to somehow put pressure on the brakes slightly for a long period of time. The fact that it was no colder than 37 would seem to rule that out. Brakes never felt squishy or spongy like they would with a ton of water in the lines anyway.... So as far as possible causes, I have no idea.
I did not get to look at the rotors or pads, but surely there has to be something going on here. Replacing the part without fixing the cause is just asking for the same thing to happen again...or worse and have the brakes lockup at speed.
ANY thoughts would be appreciated!
Drove from Atlanta to Charleston a few days ago. Fueled up around halfway there. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary during the fuel stop. When I arrived at my destination I could immediately smell brake/brakepads. 99% of driving was done on the interstate, and no I wasn't riding the brakes at all.
Local dealer here is now replacing all 4 rotors and pads but won't give me an explanation as to what could be wrong. I'm getting bogus crap like (it was cold, perhaps the car sat for awhile, etc). Only thing I could think of would be excessive water in the brake system, and freezing temps causing the hydraulic system to somehow put pressure on the brakes slightly for a long period of time. The fact that it was no colder than 37 would seem to rule that out. Brakes never felt squishy or spongy like they would with a ton of water in the lines anyway.... So as far as possible causes, I have no idea.
I did not get to look at the rotors or pads, but surely there has to be something going on here. Replacing the part without fixing the cause is just asking for the same thing to happen again...or worse and have the brakes lockup at speed.
ANY thoughts would be appreciated!