I just replaced my rear brakes from AutoZone. They lasted 58k miles with zero issues, and I got the new set for free.
My kids told me they had started hearing a noise "like a fidget spinner" under their seat. I rolled down the window and heard squealing from the back brakes that went away when I applied the brakes, so I'm assuming it's the brakes. A quick check of my maintenance log showed 58,000 miles had elapsed since I did the rear brakes! Lucky for me, I bought the lifetime warranty brakes at AutoZone, the Duralast Gold, part number DG1088. I went to the AutoZone site, pulled up my purchase history to 2017, and searched my purchases from the same month when I last did the rear brakes, and bam, I found the exact order where I purchased the brakes. A quick search on the site confirmed it was a lifetime warranty part, just as I had notated in my notes.
I jacked up the van and pulled off the brakes. The passenger side had worn down all the way to the indicator bar. The driver side was nearly there, too. I took all four pads to AutoZone, and they swapped them out for free with no questions asked whatsoever. All they wanted to keep was the box, so I took out the new pads and put the old pads in the box. No credit card, no refund, just an even swap, it was quick.
While taking off the van though I did have two hiccups when two lug stud/nuts snapped off. It was one on each rear wheel. The last time it happened was the front wheels, so maybe they're just getting worn out with multiple tire changes, rotations, who knows (yes, I use a torque wrench). This has happened several times over my 170,000 miles, so I keep spares in the glove box. My local O'Reilly's is the only store that keeps them in stock, and here are the part numbers and prices:
new wheel nut - from O'Reilly's, part # 611-314, $3.50 - Dorman M14-1.5 threat 22mm nut
new wheel stud - from O'Reilly's, part # 610-527, $1.50 - Dorman M14-1.5 threat wheel stud
I had bad experiences with the cheapest brakes on my Honda Civic, but when I went up to the more expensive brakes I had no further issues. By bad experience I mean grinding noises. My truck will take anything, but the Honda appears to be more picky.
My kids told me they had started hearing a noise "like a fidget spinner" under their seat. I rolled down the window and heard squealing from the back brakes that went away when I applied the brakes, so I'm assuming it's the brakes. A quick check of my maintenance log showed 58,000 miles had elapsed since I did the rear brakes! Lucky for me, I bought the lifetime warranty brakes at AutoZone, the Duralast Gold, part number DG1088. I went to the AutoZone site, pulled up my purchase history to 2017, and searched my purchases from the same month when I last did the rear brakes, and bam, I found the exact order where I purchased the brakes. A quick search on the site confirmed it was a lifetime warranty part, just as I had notated in my notes.
I jacked up the van and pulled off the brakes. The passenger side had worn down all the way to the indicator bar. The driver side was nearly there, too. I took all four pads to AutoZone, and they swapped them out for free with no questions asked whatsoever. All they wanted to keep was the box, so I took out the new pads and put the old pads in the box. No credit card, no refund, just an even swap, it was quick.
While taking off the van though I did have two hiccups when two lug stud/nuts snapped off. It was one on each rear wheel. The last time it happened was the front wheels, so maybe they're just getting worn out with multiple tire changes, rotations, who knows (yes, I use a torque wrench). This has happened several times over my 170,000 miles, so I keep spares in the glove box. My local O'Reilly's is the only store that keeps them in stock, and here are the part numbers and prices:
new wheel nut - from O'Reilly's, part # 611-314, $3.50 - Dorman M14-1.5 threat 22mm nut
new wheel stud - from O'Reilly's, part # 610-527, $1.50 - Dorman M14-1.5 threat wheel stud
I had bad experiences with the cheapest brakes on my Honda Civic, but when I went up to the more expensive brakes I had no further issues. By bad experience I mean grinding noises. My truck will take anything, but the Honda appears to be more picky.