Brake Problems

[Robin46]

I seem to have read a lot of reviews about brakes and rotors going bad early and often on the ST. Do you think these are isolated problems or is this a real problem across the product line?

 

[jackb2]

I have an '01 ST with 4 Wheel drive, 97,000 miles. I have replaced the front pads on the truck once at 75K or so and the rotors are original. I seem to recall having the rotors turned at some point maybe around 30K due to warping. Every Ford I have owned, '90 T-bird SC, 93 and 97 SHO, '91 Aerostar, has had rotor warping issues that are typically fixed by turning. It's a Ford thing.

 

[CDW6212R]

They use just the least amount of material to do the job for common drivers.

 

[John_Rock]

My 01 ST still has it's original rotors with over 80K miles on it.

Mine didn't warp until I did some oval track type racing at a local creek.
But, turning them fixed them back to normal.