I WAS DRIVING IN JANUARY 2010 AND CRUNCHING SOUND AND SHAKING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IN MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY, TOOK IT IN THEY INFORMED ME I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AT 25K MILES. GOT NEW PADS FOR $300 KEPT DRIVING, NOW VEHICLE SHAKES HARD TO STOP AND CRUNCHING SOUND AGAIN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP (STOPPING CAN BE DIFFICULT) NOW JUNE-- TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY STATED FRONT PADS ARE 11/32 (IN 4 MONTHS?) AND REAR PADS ARE 1/32 ALMOST METAL TO METAL. CAR'S BRAKES APPEAR TO BE WAY TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE SIZE AND IT APPEARS THE PADS WEAR VERY QUICKLY (CAN FIND TONS OF SAME COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS REVIEW SITES) DODGE ALWAYS BLAMES THE DRIVERS FOR "RIDING THEIR BRAKES" BUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF US. THEY ESTIMATE BRAKE PADS LAST 14-16K MILES!!!! BUT I CAN TELL EVEN THE FRONT ONE BEING BELOW HALF ARE NOW EFFECTING THE VEHICLES STOPPING ABILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY NEED BIGGER BRAKES FOR THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST FAIL AS THE BRAKE PADS WEAR SO QUICKLY. *TR
