[deepen03]

Alright so we bought the car last August brand new. Right now it has about 15K miles on it. The brakes are starting to vibrate when I press them. It's mostly the pads worn out.. But I don't think this should happen this early. It seems like premature wear. We have other cars, and our brake pads have lasted at least 30-40 thousand miles before noticing any issues.

Now for the pedal. So I went back in April to get the recall fixed. And ever since, the pedal feels weird. It feels jerky when I press it and is not as smooth as when we first bought the car last summer. I am very disappointed about this.

Should I make an appointment to get it checked out? And if so, it should be covered under warranty right?

 

[gdanaher]

There is nothing you can do with the accelerator pedal but hit a junk yard and find an original one off a junker and replace it with the old long one. It's physics friend. Shorter pedal means the circumference is shorter. Takes lees movement to achieve the same angle on the pedal.

As for the brakes, the rotors are warped which seems to be a common problem. Mine are too right now. You are in warranty so take it back and have them resurface the rotors back to true. As for me, when I get around to it they will be replaced with some aftermarket rotors from Wagner or similar. You can buy new ones yourself, or get the dealer to resurface them. They will not replace at this point. Pads should be good for a long time.

 

[Schuy]

If you don't like the feel of the pedal or the way it looks after the dealer modified it, you should be able to have it replaced under warranty.

 

[deepen03]

alright thanks for the help guys.. I'll get an appointment to get those brake rotors fixed ASAP. I'll even try to get them replaced if I can.. This is very disappointing and i'm pissed that they don't use better parts in their cars. A car with less than 20,000 miles should not have any brake issues. And we didn't even drive the car aggressively. My mom takes it to work everyday, thats about it.

 

[Glenn8963]

alright thanks for the help guys.. I'll get an appointment to get those brake rotors fixed ASAP. I'll even try to get them replaced if I can.. This is very disappointing and i'm pissed that they don't use better parts in their cars. A car with less than 20,000 miles should not have any brake issues. And we didn't even drive the car aggressively. My mom takes it to work everyday, thats about it.

that car probably has the "brake assist" which at times will apply the brakes harder. read the owners manual, this should explain in detail the brake assist............and being a 'typical woman" i'll bet you dollars to donuts, she rides the brake pedal about 100 feet BEFORE the stop sign or red light........

 

[gdanaher]

Actually, whether you begin to brake 200 feet before the stop light or 25 feet before the stop light, the same amount of energy must be dissipated in the form of heat into the rotors, and the time difference required to heat in either case is not statistically significant. I rather suspect that the oem supplier of the rotors has supplied an inferior product, or that the diameter of the rotor is insufficient to handle the weight load. Nobody who has installed aftermarket rotors of any brand has said boo about warped rotors.

 

[deepen03]

Actually, whether you begin to brake 200 feet before the stop light or 25 feet before the stop light, the same amount of energy must be dissipated in the form of heat into the rotors, and the time difference required to heat in either case is not statistically significant. I rather suspect that the oem supplier of the rotors has supplied an inferior product, or that the diameter of the rotor is insufficient to handle the weight load. Nobody who has installed aftermarket rotors of any brand has said boo about warped rotors.

THANK YOU!

this is clearly a manufacturer defect by Toyota.. They installed an inferior product with the rotors and they should replace or repair them for free!

 

[njerald]

thank you!

This is clearly a manufacturer defect by toyota.. They installed an inferior product with the rotors and they should replace or repair them for free!

ha!!!!!!

 

[HotRod53]

There could be a few things in play here:

Your wife is a 2 footed driver like my wife.... pisses me off
A bad rotor but unlikely, my Tacoma has 124K on the original rotors
And there is my favorite pet peve...

These service people, especially the non-dealer types, don't use a TORQUE WRENCH when they rotate or remove/reinstall the wheels!!!!!! Yes I get it, it saves time.... but it jacks up our rotors!

Rotors can't take not being PROPERLY and EVENLY torqued! They zap those wheels on with an impact wrench and within a few miles your rotors are WARPED! I just had my tires rotated when I dropped my Tacoma off for inspection and guess what, my rotors are now warped! Typically I harp on these guys to do it right, I stupidly assumed that he would do it right and now I'm screwed! :headbang: