MrT Posted March 20, 2007 Report Posted March 20, 2007 I have not used the Gal for about six weeks and as usual when first moving off there is a jolt as the pads move on the rusted discs. I have had the brake pad warning before in this situation but normally it clears after the first use of the brakes. However this time the "check brake pad" message keeps coming and going. The pads are relatively new and have about 2000 miles of use. There are no signs of loose wires and because it only seems to appear when driving I cannot trace which set of pads is setting it off. I assumed that it would create an alarm in the management module for the brakes but this is showing no faults at all, I have skimmed through the measurement blocks in the module and there is nothing here either. It does seem odd that the brake pads warning is separate from the brake, ABS and stability management system. Is there anything obvious I should be looking for before shorting out the wiring piece by piece until the intermittent fault is traced? Quote
santefe999 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Posted March 20, 2007 An obvious point I know but it may be worth checking the brake fluid reservoir level. Otherwise it may be well to suspect a seized caliper. - santefe999 Quote
buford_t_justice Posted March 20, 2007 Report Posted March 20, 2007 have you physically checked the brake pads themselves? in particular the one on the off-side because this is the side the sensor is on. Quote
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