Excessive brake wear - 2018 Max

[FarrahtheFord]

Good morning. Have any of you had excessive brake wear on your Max? My 2018 is in the shop now and dealer is telling me that my pads and rotors need replaced. I got 34,000 miles on them. Prior to that I got about 50,000. This is for the front. I had to replace the rear around 43,000. Thanks

 

[Oberst Oswald]

I have 16000 miles on my 2018 and dealer says I need my rear brakes replaced at next oil change which will be at around 20000 miles. Hopefully rotors will be OK but knowing dealers probably will insist they be changed also. Surprising because I only pulled a small utility trailer a few times.

 

[Deadman]

It seems the rear brake wear is often from running the adaptive cruise control. Every time it thinks to slow down a little, it slams on the rear brakes and then hammers the throttle again. If you run that, it could be why your rears are worn early. The fronts, If the rotors are warped, its typically from overheating them on long braking pulls and cooling them improperly.

 

[sixstring]

I had a 15 EL and the factory brakes were crap. Warping and wear and I do not tow or drive the vehicle hard. It is just a heavy vehicle. Was at the dealer at 10k and 20k miles.

I bought a powerstop slotted and drilled kit and had my mechanic install and never had a brake problem or warping after that.

 

[keny01998]

My rear brake pads were almost gone after 20k miles and the front pads were still in the 6 mm.

 

[Kim Tidrow]

2020 limited max, HD trailer tow 4x4, oil change at 17000 miles and told rear brakes will be needing attention. 20000 miles rear brakes ate the rotors needing replacement. Dealer said they knew of no issues with this.

 

[3rd Expyowner123]

My 2018 Expedition needed rear pad replacement at 29k miles, rotors were fine. My truck now has 60k miles, the front pads still have 5mm left. Dealer has not commented about rears needing replaced again. This is the first vehicle I have ever owned that needed rear brakes before fronts. The rear pads replaced by my local Ford dealer came with lifetime warranty. So, the next time around the pads will be no charge, obviously labor not included.

 

[keny01998]

My 2018 Expedition needed rear pad replacement at 29k miles, rotors were fine. My truck now has 60k miles, the front pads still have 5mm left. Dealer has not commented about rears needing replaced again. This is the first vehicle I have ever owned that needed rear brakes before fronts. The rear pads replaced by my local Ford dealer came with lifetime warranty. So, the next time around the pads will be no charge, obviously labor not included.

The lifetime pad is one of the biggest scam from the dealer. The pads are around $60 but they will charge you more than $100 labor when you bring your Expedition back. I learned this lesson with my Mazda. The rear pads are easy to change out yourself after you put EPB in maintenance mode. I did my 2019 rear pads few months ago and took me like 30 minutes.

 

[MattG]

My 2018 Expedition needed rear pad replacement at 29k miles, rotors were fine. My truck now has 60k miles, the front pads still have 5mm left. Dealer has not commented about rears needing replaced again. This is the first vehicle I have ever owned that needed rear brakes before fronts. The rear pads replaced by my local Ford dealer came with lifetime warranty. So, the next time around the pads will be no charge, obviously labor not included.

All of my F150s required rears before fronts.
I'd always do rotors with new pads or turn the rotors if possible.

 

[H20addict]

I just replaced the rear pads on my '18 F150 with 41k on them. Do yourself a favor, save a boat load of money and DIY. It is a very easy fix with simple garage tools and a quick video on YouTube.

While you're at it, look into some aftermarket pads with better wear characteristics. I went with Powerstop Z36 Truck/Tow pads.

 

[Zig10]

Did the rear pads around 25k miles, but not surprised since I tow a pretty heavy boat with it.

Fronts look just fine. Definitely a bias to the rears on these vehicles.

 

[BILL WATT]

Good morning. Have any of you had excessive brake wear on your Max? My 2018 is in the shop now and dealer is telling me that my pads and rotors need replaced. I got 34,000 miles on them. Prior to that I got about 50,000. This is for the front. I had to replace the rear around 43,000. Thanks

My rears went first at 54000.....2018 limited.......One side needed a rotor as the inside pad was completely gone..Did it myselfe for less than $200 including 1 rotor..Electronic parking brake was the only tricky part but you tube is your friend.

 

[BMW2FORD]

I went with Hawk LTS pads. Not only is the compound better but the pad contact area is much larger for the rears. I’ve got about 5000 miles on them now and just looking through the rim I can see they haven’t really worn much more than 1 or 2mm’s. Stock and Hawk thickness is about 10mm on a new pad for reference. The braking power is also much, much better. It’s was so much better that I right away did the fronts after feeling the rears but didn’t see as much of an improvement since the contact area is the same. F150’s have the same rear pads and small contact area as Expeditions when you spec the electronic parking brake calipers. They also only go to the full backing plate of the pad housing with material if you go with the severe duty pads. Unfortunately, FORD only offers a severe duty pad for F150’s and not Expeditions although they do fit. I’d just go with the Hawks. Tire Rack sells them pretty cheap and easy to do in the driveway or for a local repair shop.

 

[3rd Expyowner123]

My 2018 rear pads were replaced as recommended by dealer at 30k miles. At 74k miles I had the rear brakes replaced a second time (they were at 1mm). Both times dealer turned rotors.
My front pads are at 6mm and have never been replaced going on 75k miles.
I do use adaptive cruise control at times and infrequently pull a boat. Most of my driving would be classified as city driving.
I continue to have dealer service vehicle using OEM pads.

 

[Bmanxx13]

In my '18 my front pads have never been replaced and are at around 6mm. My rear pads, however, were replaced at around 38k miles, and are down to around 5mm at ~77k miles.