Warped rotors?

Hank Brandenburg · #1 (**permalink**) 07-28-2009, 05:38 PM

I've got about 25k miles on my Fit, and I believe the rotors are warped (vibration on braking that comes from the front end). I regularly drive over some mountains and do drive vigorously quite often so I have may have overheated the brakes.

Has anyone else run into this problem? Any aftermarket brake upgrades that might prevent this problem in the future?

Any advice is much appreciated.

dela · #2 (**permalink**) 07-28-2009, 05:42 PM

sry cant help you... but...

25k miles? should still be under warranty right?

Fitguy07 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-28-2009, 05:48 PM

I have this issue on my 07 GD. It's only on heavy braking though and I have 57K about on it right now. It's not something that really concerns me at the moment, not worth fixing for the money. I'm just gonna wait until I need new brakes. If you live in an area where you brake a lot though, you might want to get it fixed. Mention it to the dealer; who know maybe they will re-face them for free since your only at 25K.

I remember reading a Car & Driver article test drive of the Fit. The test drivers warped the rotors one day very easily because of the enhanced load on the front. They should have added discs all around for the Fit.

kenchan · #4 (**permalink**) 07-28-2009, 05:55 PM

i would suggest the rear disc brake kit if you do a lot of downhill motoring in the mountainous areas. not sure if they are out yet for the GE's, but that would be the first thing i would do if i
needed more brake capacity. although the drums aren't too
bad, they tend to fade after a few hard stops and make the
front disc work harder....at least thats what it seems like.

i also recommend getting lighter set of wheels and lowering the profile on your tires
more in par with the GD's. i run 195/50/15's and is a tad smaller than the
stock GD's 195/55/15. they help stop/go quite a bit.

Dave2009 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-29-2009, 09:04 AM

Overheating can do it.

Overtightening the lug nuts can also do it. I have found that about half the tire dealers that balance and rotate your tires will send the inexperienced minimum wage teenager in the back with an impact gun to rotate your tires .... over-torqued lug nuts is not uncommon and will result in warped rotors. I am very careful in finding a tire dealer that I can trust and understands how important it is.

Tork · #6 (**permalink**) 07-29-2009, 02:26 PM

just a fyi........

my local auto repair/machine shop resurfaces rotors for $10 ea if I pull them myself.
Usually a pedal pulse type warp can be trued out real easy leaving the rotor well within serviceable thickness spec.

also on 2 Fit's I have had no rotor warp, wish I could say that about my other cars.