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took car for state inspection, told the front brakes are not totally touching the entire rotor. Brake pad taken off shows where the rotor is not touching the brakes by at least half of an inch. Trying to verify if this is something that may have happenned when the car was manufactured or not,
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IF this is at each end of all 4 pads, that's normal as they are chamfered from the factory! .. However without visual confirmation... 'Nobody' can answer this question accurately!!
Replaced front and rear 9/2014 and just replaced front and passenger rotary again yesterday! Junk junk junk
The rotors on all the 2010-2013 Journeys will always warp because they are too small regardless of the quality of the rotor. Of course this will wear out the pads prematurely. However, there is an additional problem that may significantly contribute to pad wear. Most OEM pads seem to have some level of extra metal on the edges of the tabs that slide in the caliper bracket slots. If , after the slots are cleaned of rust, the pads do not slide smoothly (but not loose) in the slots (with new clips), the tab edges (3 sides) of each end of the pad, need to be filed (also leave no burrs after filing). Do not remove too much material. The pads must not be loose (no play) when installed. If you have replaced the pads before and found one pad completely worn down to the metal and the companion pad still has considerable material left (1/4+ in.), then that pad was probably frozen in its slots. This is all based on my own 2010 Journey brake issue experience. Next time you have a dealer or shop do this job, ask for the worn parts back so you can inspect them. Hope this helps someone out there. 20 yrs. at GM & 20 yrs. at Chrysler.