Warped Rotors at 16K Miles?
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Warped Rotors at 16K Miles?
Well if I don't have the darndest luck with brakes. I have noticed when stopping at freeway speeds or so a pulsation in the steering wheel that is progressively getting worse. While braking to a stop slowly I feel a go/let go/go kind of action with the brakes. My hunch is warped rotors.
Hard to believe after only 16K of mostly freeway miles. I never washed the car after driving it and I don't ride the brakes. Got a call in to bring it in. Anyone else have experience with warped rotors before?
Hard to believe after only 16K of mostly freeway miles. I never washed the car after driving it and I don't ride the brakes. Got a call in to bring it in. Anyone else have experience with warped rotors before?
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Originally Posted by IQ9
I had an early build Titan and we had the problem from 1200 miles on. I finally got so tired of get the brakes "fixed" by Nissan that I bought Stillens big brake kit to stop the problem. Once the Stillen kit was on, there were no more issues. How bad does the wheel shake??
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I have not had that problem with mine...but I do have burning brake smell after a bit of stop and go traffic from the rear rotors. And I don't ride the brakes either and I check everytime for e-brake before I move.
My 02 Expedition never had brake problems and I had 80k when I change the front rotors to cross drilled/slotted type...and another 50k with those on...problem free! I changed the front pads 3 times in 150k and the rears once.
I feel that these brakes (on the 08) are more powerful but....strange burning smell with the slight stop and go traffic. Seems the rear rotors do get a workout.
My 02 Expedition never had brake problems and I had 80k when I change the front rotors to cross drilled/slotted type...and another 50k with those on...problem free! I changed the front pads 3 times in 150k and the rears once.
I feel that these brakes (on the 08) are more powerful but....strange burning smell with the slight stop and go traffic. Seems the rear rotors do get a workout.
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It maybe the pad compound that Ford is using. I have noticed that I have to heat the pads to get them to owrk. Once they heat..man do they stop. I am quite impressed. The smell does not bother me as it is not as bad a EBC's green stuff pads.Those reek. Good luck on the rotors. I hope they can be turned.
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I feel better now...........that I am not only one with "brakes hot" smell. My wife got out one day after I was driving the SUV and she told me....I smell brakes...and then asked...were you hard on the brakes...and I said...no! I also noticed it after she had driven to the store and back.
I guess it's normal?
I guess it's normal?
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Got the truck back. They resurfaced the rotors and sanded the pads down. They took off .6mm on the left and .4mm on the right. Brakes great now. As for the smell they said after the first 1,000K it should not be there unless you are braking a lot and hard. Might be worth taking it in.
Also, an interesting read about 'warped rotors'.
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...rakedisk.shtml
Also, an interesting read about 'warped rotors'.
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...rakedisk.shtml
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Originally Posted by IQ9
Thanks for the update. I'm glad that they could turn your rotors instead of replacing them.
I only have 6500 miles on mine.
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Originally Posted by myexpo02
Thanks for the info.....I have never been a big fan of turning rotors....it just seems that when you take off metal....there is less metal to dissipate the heat created. But thanks again....I am still keeping an eye on mine for a while.
I only have 6500 miles on mine.
I only have 6500 miles on mine.
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