my CPO X5 needs new brake pads only 5mo/4000 miles after purchase

[RickM5X3]

And even one better practice is to not only get the report, but to follow the tech around as he does the inspection. I did that with the M5. Again, way more work than anyone should put in to buy a car but that's where it is at with these things.

[ard]

Originally Posted by Pierce330

@Ricky Bobby, it still surprises me that most individuals who purchase a CPO vehicle consider "wear and tear" items, like the ones that you describe (maintenance and normal upkeep) as covered. This may be an intentional miscommunication by the sales person to get the sale. I've read many online reviews of dealerships, where the review has complained that their brakes need replacement and the dealer wants to charge outside of warranty.

I dont think OP is claiming he should have this item covered as part of the CPO **after** his purchase.

He is complaining that how can a car, that purportedly just went through the CPO process, need these items so soon.

[BoilerUp]

Originally Posted by ard

I dont think OP is claiming he should have this item covered as part of the CPO **after** his purchase.

He is complaining that how can a car, that purportedly just went through the CPO process, need these items so soon.

Yeah, you hit it on the head

[daytonatrbo]

Originally Posted by jfoj

My E70 X5 has brake pad wear sensors, but there is also a "calculated" brake warning that can trip before the break pad sensor and this needs to be cleared/reset with software and it will also increment the brake replacement count on the vehicle by a valve of 1. I recall you can actually read in the module at what mileage the error was cleared/brakes were replaced.

So before you "assume" the pads are worn out, you need to fully understand that triggered the Brake Warning light.

I was just getting ready to leave on a 1500 mile trip and my Brake Warning came on, turned out after trying to tie a spare, good brake pad wear sensor up in the suspension and plug it in, the light still did not go out until I reset the light with software.

Turned out the wear sensor had not even touched the rotor once I got around to replacing the brakes.

I recently had a brake pad sensor failure with PLENTY of life left in the rear pads.

Once the sensor is replaced, you can reset the warning through the gauge cluster. You can also reset the calculated mileage warning through the cluster. No software needed.

If you try to reset the warning without replacing the sensor, it comes back immediately, but it will still let you try to reset it.