Brake Disc Pads problems of the 2010 Acura TSX

Acura Tsx 2010 rear brakes are prematurely wearing. During last visit to the dealer (around 27,000 miles) I was told that my rear break pads have only 3mm of ceramic left. I was very surprized by this news, but did not get them repalced at that time. Now I went ahead and replaced rear break pads myself and was very shocked to see that the pads that are in contact with claipers are alomost gone while pads that are on the outer side of the wheel still have more than 50% of life left in them. I will save the break pads so let me know if you want to see them.

I took my 2010 Acura Tsx in for periodic maintenance (a-1). I was advised by the service representative that my rear brakes were worn down to 3 milliters and would need replacement soon. I asked if there was a recall or class action suit on these brakes and was told that there was for hondas and Acura Tsx's up to 2009. Apparently the actions taken by Honda/Acura are insufficient. Acura wants over $300 to replace the pads and surface the rotors. Apparently Honda is offering discounts of $150 for the service under the terms of the class action suit, which doesn't cover my particular Acura. However resurfacing the rotors cannot be done every 20,000 miles without needing early replacement of the rotors. Who pays for that? I was going to wait to take the car in for service. I wonder how serious this would have been if the rear brakes had failed during the ensuing period?.

My 2010 Acura Tsx has less than 23,000 miles, and it has not been involved in any accidents. Recently I noticed a loud rattling and screeching noise in the back rear of the car. The noise continued to get more frequent and louder. I took it in to get serviced today (August 5, 2011) at the Acura dealership, and their representative told me that it was "normal wear and tear" of the rear brakes and advised rear brake replacement. I asked when rear brakes generally need to be replaced, and she replied that it is usually every 20,000-30,000 miles. She also noted that the rear brakes were found on "squealers. " I disagree with the "normal wear and tear" assessment; it is a safety defect. My family has owned 2 Acuras as well as a Nissan, Toyota, Saturn, and Ford, and we have never had to replace brake pads at this low mileage when it was not a manufacturer's defect. When I got home, I looked up this issue online and found that there was a class action lawsuit on this specific defect. I did get the rear brakes replaced because I was very concerned about my safety as well as the safety of others while driving a car with defective brakes. Based on the fact that there was a class action lawsuit, this manufacturer's defect affects many vehicles, and Honda refuses to take action to correct their defective brakes. Nhtsa should investigate and require Honda to recall and repair this defect. Thank you for addressing this safety issue.

My 2010 Acura Tsx brake pad wore out @ 21k miles. A day after I started hearing noise I turn it into the dealer. They tell me the brake pads wore out and that the rotors are damaged. I end up having to pay $321. 20 in repairs. I still am hearing noise from the rear wheel as it is not fully repaired. I'll have to take time off work to take it in yet again. I have a 2006 Honda element in the garage and I never replaced the pads yet. There's a serious problem with this. I am very unhappy.