Honda Accord Rotors

[Brian Burke]

Are Honda Accords (or Hondas in general) known for having softer metal on their rotors? I ask because I have a 2016 Accord with 6500 miles and I’m already feeling a slight brake pulsation. I’m pretty easy on the brakes and this isn’t my first Honda. I think it’s around my 6th or so. My last 3 models were a 2010 Accord and Civic and a 2007 Civic and I remember having the same issue. If there’s any truth to this, maybe I should replace the rotors with aftermarkets just to avoid the constant machining of them?

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[Richard Kirshy]

Appear there was/is a issue with Honda brakes..
http://repairpal.com/warped-front-brake-rotors-may-cause-vibration-when-braking-143
http://www.hondaproblems.com/trends/accord-brake-wear/

[Sean]

[quote=”bkord123″ post=160465]Are Honda Accords (or Hondas in general) known for having softer metal on their rotors? I ask because I have a 2016 Accord with 6500 miles and I’m already feeling a slight brake pulsation. I’m pretty easy on the brakes and this isn’t my first Honda. I think it’s around my 6th or so. My last 3 models were a 2010 Accord and Civic and a 2007 Civic and I remember having the same issue. If there’s any truth to this, maybe I should replace the rotors with aftermarkets just to avoid the constant machining of them?[/quote]

Is it under warranty?

[Brian Burke]

Yep, but what could they do? Replace these rotors with rotors made of the exact same material? It’s not a major problem that I’d even want to waste a day at the dealer. And if the new ones are of the same material, every 6-7k I’d need new ones. Short of that, can anyone recommend good after-market rotors for this car?

[Hokiedad4]

I got about 225,000 miles on my original rotors and brake pads (2004 Accord LX, 4-cyl, 5-spd) before replacing them. They had been turned only once. I was pretty consistent about making sure the lugs were torqued properly, which I think is 90% of the cause of uneven rotor wear (rotors do not warp). Keep in mind that a pulsating brake pedal does NOT necessarily mean the rotors are out of true.

[Erin]

The new car smell hasn’t even worn off yet and already the brakes are acting stupid?
Keep an eye out for recalls.
Is there a possibility that things are just “breaking in”?

Unless you WANT to install your own rotors, just let the stealership deal with it. Also I am not sure if this is the case but if your accord has captive rotors, that is a lot of work to replace. Not like normal rotors where you pull off the caliper bracket and the rotors pretty much just fall off.

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