Routine Maintenance

[Koppster]

Thank you for all this helpful info. Between the front brake pads and rotors needing done due to being at or below the 3mm threshold, and the transmission stuff needing done, they quoted me at $1,648 plus tax, to be scheduled at another day

Brake pads requiring replacement at less than 30K is concerning to me. My experience with Chevrolet trucks is 65-85K before the pads need replacement. As others have mentioned, what does your brake pad wear indicator say in percentage of life left? Even with a lot of stop and go driving you should get more than 30K out of OEM pads.

I recently did the brakes on my kid's 2021 Trail Boss at 75K, they probably could have gone another 20K. FYI, brakes on these trucks are a fairly standard job "until" you get to resetting the wear indicators. I had to purchase a pretty expensive bi-directional scanner tool to reset the wear indicators. I'm glad I did as it has come in handy for all the vehicles I maintain but it's something to be aware of. Also, you have to put the rear pads in service mode (release parking brake electronically) and I recommend disconnecting the negative cable on the battery or you'll get some codes after you start back up.