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Major repairs should never be put off. Salvatore Salaris, owner and operator of Precision Auto and Truck Repair in Mississauga, had a customer learn this the hard way. “The customers waited too long to get his front brakes done on his 2018 Ford F150 and this happened,” Salaris explained. “The front brake pad fell out of the caliper and went into his rim!”

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

DIY damage that’s hard to spot can be incredibly dangerous!

Conal Derdal of Marshall Automotive in Barrie, Ont. was working on a 2016 Toyota Corolla after the customer complained of a noisy fan and a lack of airflow. It’s a mystery how the shades made it past a clean and intact air filter, and despite a bit of damage to the left upper frame, both the sunglasses and cabin filter were fine.

Ken Hau, of Enterprise Rent-a-Car in Etobicoke, Ont. was working on a 2019 Ford Transit that arrived with no brake fluid, and the brake pedal to the floor when he saw this rusty surprise. “The pads were worn down to nothing and wearing into the caliper,” Ken shared. “I’m not sure if we will get the core back because the caliper is so badly scored.” Les Dobos of Les Dobos Monterey Park Auto Centre in Calgary, Alta. had a client come in complaining of a “snap” sound. “The metal-tometal brake pad wore away the inner face of the rotor until the cooling fins were exposed,” Les shared. The customer realized there was a bigger problem when the rotor caught the caliper piston at a wrong angle.