I bought a honda fit 2007 when it was on 40k. When I press the brakes, I can feel a pulsation of the pedal. I spoke with a guy, and he said this is due to the ABS of the vehicle, and it is normal.
Recently, spoke with a mechanic, and he is sure the rotors need replacement. The car is now 130k with no sign of wear on the rotors.
If you experienced the same pedal pulsation or vibration, what was the root cause?

 

I recently changed the 4 year old (40k) set of rotors on my 07 Fit because of some pulsation
after trying GG rated pads and aggressive braking
the removed rotors had wavy surface and glazing
there is no run out (PER dial indicator) with new mounted rotor and it was minimal rust on the hub under rotor
The answer to this question on ASE technician's exam states that it is caused by out of parallel rotor surfaces
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What brand of pads?
Any brake noise during application?
darker bands on the rotors?

 

Pulsing brake pedal nearly always means that a rotor is warped.

ABS should only kick in when the front wheels lock up as this car does not have ABS on the back wheels. When the ABS kicks in, it makes a growling type noise and the pedal feels like its vibrating more like your phone does when it's ringing. Know what I mean? ABS does not kick in under normal braking. You'd have to slam the brakes hard on dry pavement and less hard on ice as two extreme examples. Instead of a pulsate, you'd get a vibration meaning that the speed of the pulsation is much faster 100's/sec) and it gives off an audible sound while doing so. This is the solenoid releasing the brakes when the wheel stops moving and applying the brakes when they start moving. This simulates the driver pumping the brakes when traction is lost but much much faster making it stop sooner and safer.

I'd get new rotors and pads on the front.

As a test, take off a front wheel. Hold a screw driver so that it is almost touching the rotor. Spin the rotor and see if it gets closer and/or farther from the screw driver. This would show how out of wack it is and proves that it needs to be replaced. If you need to replace one, ALWAYS replace both. Right and left.

Another issue might be that you have a loose wheel bearing but this is less common.

 

The brakes don't make any noise. I checked the rotors for uneven wear but not for warpage. I will check this weekend.

This car has ABS on the rear wheels also.