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Old 11-30-2012, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Old Dies View Post
So what is with the stories of a $10k brake repair on the 05? Is that not true?
I've replaced a caliper when the slide bolt froze up...along with rotors and pads. Maybe cost $200 total, I don't recall.

The brakes have a self-test function, which occurs when doors are opened or other seemingly random times, so disconnecting the calipers when the computer is still enabled may be hazardous, but it takes about 5 seconds to disconnect the SBC brake computer.

I have 194k mi on mine, 64k by me. I paid $700 for the dealer to fix a wire in the airbag circuit (that I didn't want to tackle myself). Otherwise my repairs have all been DIY, maybe totalling $2k.
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