Hopefully the photo is self evident but what you should be able to see is a large 'scab' on the rear o/s disc. The car has been to the dealers today for identification of a rumbling noise which at first I had thought to be wheel bearings. I should have noticed this before but anyway the dealer said that this is not a warrantable item/claim and is normal wear and tear caused by an extended period being stood still!!! I'm not convinced as it looks like porosity in the casting i.e. a manufacturing defect, and with 29.5k miles in 27 months we haven't really being standing still (+ I am a heavy user of the brakes).
I later took the car to an independent VW specialist for a second opinion. They confirmed that it could be due to parking for 3-4 days in poor weather but that a good dealer would have honoured the claim (not that I have found a SEAT dealer that falls in this category).
Has anyone else had a similar failure? Also when the SEAT dealer looked at the car they said that both rear tyres were mis-shapen and need replacing (despite low wear with 5mm remaining). I have seen posts on this before so is there something generically wrong with the Altea that causes this problem? If I have to pay for rear brakes at my own expense, I am loathed to have to replace two tyres which should have another 10k left.
