Service VME - Rusty Front Brake Rotors - appearance corrosion disc noise pad wear

When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

The following is a product information update: a new more aggressive front brake pad was released both for production and service in the 2003 model year. This new pad has a more aggressive material which has shown the ability to keep front rotors clean and free of rust and will also fit 1999-2002 GMT800 1500 series pickups. If you are in an area of high corrosion ( e.g. use of road salt ) and are replacing the front rotors due to flaking red rust, you might want to install this new pad to help prevent a repeat occurrence. The new pad kit part number is 18048101. It should be noted that the new pads will not clean rotors that already have the flaking red rust condition.

Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.

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