BMW X5 brake pedal feels hard and noisy, how do I pick a shop in Al Quoz?
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For about a week the brake pedal on my BMW X5 has felt harder than normal, and there is a loud squeak when I stop at low speed. I work in Al Quoz, so I pass a lot of garages every day, but I do not know which one to trust with a heavy SUV like this. The car has about ninety thousand kilometres, and I think the pads and discs are still the first ones. A colleague says a hard pedal can mean a problem with the brake booster, not just the pads. Another colleague says it is only worn pads and I should not pay for extra checks. I looked online for a Top BMW X5 brake service in Al Quoz, but every page said the same thing, so I still do not know what a good service includes. What should a shop check first, the pads, the discs, the fluid or the booster? Is a hard pedal a sign I should stop driving? Does the X5 need the wear sensor replaced each time? Do they reset the service light after the job? Is it normal to ask for the old parts back? Also, how long does the job take, and what should it cost on a big SUV? If your X5 had the same hard pedal or squeak, please tell me what the cause was, what you paid, and what you would do differently. Easy answers help me most.