Howdy y'all. About 2 months I started feeling a "pulsing" with my brakes, thinking it was an ABS problem took it to the dealer (Longo) who (without taking to the service bays) said it was more than likely a warped (or 2 warped) rotors. Yes it does feel like it can be a warped rotor(s).

My question is, my car is a 2006 GS 300 with exactly 60k miles does that seem too soon to have rotors warp???? Never had issues with the breaks, have changed the pads (front & back) 1 time.

I have owned a 1st gen GS, 2nd gen GS now this 3rd gen GS and I never had a rotor issue until now.

any advice? comments? All are appreciated.

THX

 

60k and u changed pads once?? wow.. here we change pads every 6k miles thanks to premature squeeling.

 

Normal, dependent on driving conditions. Highway drivers usually have to change less then lets say someone who drives in the streets. They have more stop and go traffic.

With rotors, they usually measure the thickness and then figure out if resurfacing them or replacing them would be a better option. Taking into consideration that our cars are big and heavy, wear might be a little more due to stopping power. I know on the GS350, they have 4 pot piston calipers unlike the GS300. With that in mind, they use a pad that is more orientated towards performance, hence the dust problem. But people want quiet, clean, etc... aka pad TSB.

I would say it is time for new rotors. Sometimes rotors brand new are cheaper then resurfacing.

 

If you got your brakes done at the dealer they should have resurfaced the rotors when you got new pads. Its very hard to warp rotors unless you are braking like a madman and neglecting the brake pads.

Rotors don't need changing hardly, its all about pads. 50-60k on pads with normal driving is pretty usual to me.

 

Are you guys kidding me? I have almost 25k on my '08 hybrid and dealer said I need new rotors (rear) by the next oil change. I took the wheel off, and it does feel kind of thin. I did not notice any uneven wear, which may lead to early replacement... checked both sides.

Do you guys know of any good aftermarket performance rotors?
Thx