Anyone else have issues with this? Some of you might remember my other post where I had a bad knocking sound under braking. Turned out to be a warped front rotor paired with old control arm bushings and the crappy ass steering column they put in these things.

I replaced the front rotors with a pair of EBC units ($90) and it went away for a while. Now, less than 5k miles later, I can feel it in the brake pedal and hear the column making noise again.

What else could be wrong with the car to cause it to warp the left front brake rotor twice in less than 10k miles?

I might be letting the car go back (repo) soon because there is no way I can sell it for what I owe, and there is no way in hell I'm keeping it long enough to get it to that position or pay it off. As soon as I can scrape together enough money to pay cash for a car, this one is going back.

 

ebc are not nice rotors. sad for your story. take the easy way out and live with bad credit reports?

 

I have bad credit anyway. If there is an easier way to get out of it, I'm all ears.

EBC are better than Autozone cheapies.

 

My stock rotors warped at 5k, turned them and went out again around 15k. Bought EBC slotted and they warped around 40k... I have just been saying f it and running warped since. I am on 73k now.

 

what pads do you have?? The factory semi-metallic pads are rough on the rotors........also, depending on how you brake while driving will be a factor also.

 

First two times stock pads, when I swapped to EBC's I swapped to EBC Yellows in the process.

 

I can say nothing good about ebc pads, customers come in here with the EBC pad material falling apart. not nice.

ac delco do an advantage series of rotors that are well priced, dont warp even in reasonably hard driving. But some folks can wreck anything i guess.

 

IDK, my yellows have held up fine for around 35k which include several autocrosses and one VIR event.

 

Not sure on the pads. When I drove the car off the lot it had new pads, so I didn't bother changing them when I swapped to the new rotors.

I'm still trying to figure it out. I don't feel anything when I'm lightly braking, but if I have to brake harder I can feel sort of a "thump, thump, thump" through the pedal and can hear the steering column knocking around.

Been looking for a low mileage car in the junk yard to pull several parts from, (column & shifter) no luck so far.

 

It's only the left front rotor? Maybe your brake is dragging.

You are gonna to further wreck your credit over a 7 yr old econo car getting repoed? Stupid idea.

 

Sounds like your slides are sticking or your rotor isn't sitting properly.

 

Not sure how the rotor can't be sitting properly. Wheel is on and torqued down.

Hasn't really gotten worse, so I'll be keeping an eye on it until I get rid of the car. May have someone taking over payments.

 

take the rotr back off and check to make sure here is no debris stuck behind the mating surface. check to be sure your caliper slides are working as well. can you spin the left front freely when it is jacked up?