Sunday, January 31st, 2021 AT 11:13 AM
GRIZLYMULE
- MEMBER
- 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
- 5.3L
- V8
- 2WD
- AUTOMATIC
- 108,000 MILES
First off about 2 years ago the truck was hit on the left side just in front of the rear wheel and did clip the rear wheel and the axle was replaced during repairs. (2) I replaced brake pads on the truck a few months ago for the first time and had bought the truck new. I'm not a mechanic but have done brake jobs on every vehicle I've ever owned over 40 years and it's been my experience that the rear brakes, also disc by the way, only need changing about every other time the fronts are changed because most of the braking power is in front but the rear pads were badly worn especially the right rear which was down to metal and even needed a new rotor. I bled the brakes according to specs. Within a day or two, my wife was driving and the brakes started locking up and when she pulled over could smell the brakes and said the right front was smoking. When I looked at it the right front and rear rotors were blackened from getting hot but the left side wasn't maybe slightly. I've spent hours online trying to find the problem and have changed the right front caliper just to try and see if it helped. It did not. I drove it about 20 miles holding up on the brake peddle because my wife says she pumps the peddle from underneath and says it helps and the brakes never locked up so a mechanic friend said replace the booster which I did and that also didn't work so I returned it and put the old one back on. I wonder if the hit to the left rear damaged something like a module. I have visually inspected the lines/cables to all of the wheels and didn't see anything loose or broken. Hoping this doesn't run into $1000's to fix. Warning lights intermittent Check Trailer brake system, Stabilitrac, and Antilock system lights. The Trailer Brake system is the one that lights up the most often dinging a few times then going off sometimes several times then not for a day or two. I have cleaned the connection off on that module because I saw it in a video.
