Does this all seem right? Edited story -----

We didn't have time yesterday to pull the wheels but we did today. Pulled the drivers side wheel and the inner and outer pad was nice and thick. Put the wheel back on and my neighbor says we are at it lets pull the right side wheel. Outer pad was nice and thick but inner was shot. So now there is a bigger problem than needing pads. In my State at annual inspection they pull one wheel in the front and then the opposite in the rear. So if the inspector had pulled the left front everything would have looked fine and nobody would have known there was a problem. So now this comes down to was this happening from day one, from the day I bought the car and when it went through the CPO inspection. On the CPO inspection sheet there no place for measurements of inner and outer pads. Even on his current State inspection it says Front Brake Pad(s ) 2/32. Hm? Wouldn't that wouldn't be one pad and not pads. Again something doesn't seem right about all this on a CPO car.

Something makes me think that this was an issue from day one of ownership but I will be eating the cost of a new caliper. Our Honda SUV has over 115,000 miles on it, we've had it for four years, it wasn't a CPO car but did have the 150 point inspection done on it. In the four years we've owned it, driving to Florida and back up to the north east States we've spent $220 on repairs and that was just recently for new front brakes. I'm also getting the low battery warning and Sirius radio hunting again. The Volvo needed a new Air conditioning control unit (luckily warranty) or it would have been $1,000. January 2020 the low battery problem was fixed by a radio software update do I need another update? So in the 1.5 years and on a 31,000 mile car we are looking at a caliper problem.

Looking at what has transpired in the past 1.5 years on a low mileage car, I'm not really impressed. We normally keep our cars for a while but if what I've seen so far on this V60 is any indication Honda may find another customer.

 

This may explain something to someone.

Text DESCRIPTION: *If early or uneven wear occur on the right side front brake pads (mainly inner pad), then follow advice under Service.

This is a Technical Journal: *If early or uneven wear occur on the right side front brake pads (mainly inner pad), then follow advice under Service. Concerned vehicles are equipped with 16" and 16.5" FNR front brake system, and can be identified with VDN code RE03. *If symptom is confirmed and the car is equipped with 16" and 16.5" FNR front brake system (VDN code RE03) then replace brake dust shield PN 32217664 on the right side. Note: Do not replace the left side dust shield. Note: Also replace brake pads and if front brake disk been damaged by scoring marks, then also replace the right side brake disk.

Next I have to determine if my car is part of this TSB and tomorrow I'll have to call Volvo USA.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/20...57878-9999.pdf

 

I contacted the sales guy who is now the sales manager. I explained that calipers don't normally do this unless the car is much older or has many more miles on the car. That there are two things in play:

1. Caliper slide is so rusty that the pad was not moving and in that case it was most likely in bad shape when they sold me the car. The CPO inspection should have seen such a thing.
2. The TSB is valid and the part about the unusual wear on the right, inner pad is at fault.

He agreed and was going to talk with the service manager. After my phone call I emailed a copy of the TSB.

Just had a call from the service manager and he said that the TSB hit the ail on the head and he agrees with my assessment. He's going to order the parts to fix the issue and order pads, will call me when they arrive.

If you read the TSB the premature wear of that inner pad covers a lot of years and a lot of cars.