Brake Disc Caliper problems of the 2008 Honda Civic

Brakesi. Com 301 main st, suite#19, san francisco, CA 94105 dba "callahan brake parts" sold on amazon. Com this supplier has sold and is selling unsafe rebuilt brake calipers. There are several rubber seals in brake calipers. If a rubber part fails, water will enter critical parts causing them to rust and seize. This may result in unsafe brake operation or brake failure. On our car this caused a brake caliper to seize causing uneven braking. An inspection found all the rubber parts in the affected calipers had disintegrated. The calipers were approximately 22 months old. Clearly inferior rubber material was used in the manufacture of these products.

I own a 2008 Honda Civic (purchased new) with under 25, 000 miles. I immediately had to have to rotors resurfaced when I took delivery of the vehicle. . . As I was driving home, I could feel the brakes pulsating when I applied the brakes. I returned to the dealer and they had to resurface the rotors then. After that, the first problem I had was with the rear wheel bearings and the left rear brakes (pads, caliper, rotor). At approximately 18k both rear wheel bearings needed to be replaced, the left rear caliper was frozen, the pads were worn due to that and the rotor needed to be resurfaced. The repairs were covered under warranty and no explanation could be given as to a reason for the premature wear. At approximately 20k, I had to have the front rotors resurfaced (both right and left) due to premature/uneven wear). Unfortunately, this was done by my own mechanic during routine maintenance and is not documented by Honda (I spoke to Honda and was told it was most likely due to "driver/road conditions and there was no way to tell since it was not repaired by a dealer). Recently, I noticed the parking brake sticking/freezing and brought the car in for service. The brake pads on the right rear, were unevenly/prematurely worn and the caliper was frozen. Both rear rotors had to be resurfaced again! these repairs were also covered under warranty, but again, no explanation could be given as to what keeps causing this premature wear of the brakes. Also, this morning, the "side air bag off" indicator light came on and now needs to go back for service again (2nd time in a week).

At 10,000 miles my 2008 Honda Civic developed loud squealing in the front brakes. They would make this noise at any speed. After much back and forth with nearest dealership they finally replaced them for free. They claimed there was dirt in them, or, alternatively, I rode the brakes too hard. Neither was the case. About 6 weeks later the brakes squealed so loud people blocks away stopped to look for hundreds of miles on a trip home after a holiday visit. That stopped after the car garaged overnight. Called Honda corporate to report problem, was treated badly, all my fault, what could they do? they actually asked me what I wanted them to do like they couldn't see that maybe they should investigate it as a problem! now I see online that 2008 Honda accords had this same problem. Feel that anything that causes brakes to wear out prematurely is a safety issue that should be addressed. So far the replacement pads have held up. We had our local mechanic check them out after that screeching long trip and he found nothing wrong, no wear, calipers not stuck, etc.