Q: Brakes and rotors going bad?

asked by on January 12, 2017

Early September, I had my rear brakes and rotors replaced due to a grinding/scraping noise. The noise went away after they were replaced. Last week I heard the noise again. Assuming it was the front's, I had the front brakes and rotors replaced. The noise was still there so I took a look at my rears again. I've pinpointed the noise to be coming from the rear right side. I definitely need to replace that side again. Could there be any reason that only the one side went bad so quickly? It doesn't feel hot after driving, and there is no weird smell.

My car has 60000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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