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- City, State
- Southeastern, PA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS
Hi!
My '00 XLS is going through rotors like they are going out of style. On May 17th my front left caliper seized. The dealer replaced the caliper, turned both front rotors, and installed new brake pads under warranty. 4 weeks later a severe vibration developed when I would slow down (the steering wheel would shimmy and actually appear to hop). The same dealer looked at the rotors and said they were out of spec and must have been turned/resurfaced too thin when they previously repaired them. They installed new rotors at no charge. Now it is 4 weeks later and I am having the same vibration while braking. I am not an aggressive driver and have never had brake problems like this in any other vehicle I have ever owned. My parents have owned an Explorer and a Mountaineer and have had no brake problems. My co-worker has a '97 Explorer and actually went 50,000 miles on the original front pads (has had no rotor problems at all).
This is getting very frustrating. The truck only has 26,000 miles on it and is ready for it's 3rd brake job? Any ideas as to why this thing won't "hold" a brake job for more than 4 weeks/1,200 miles?
Thanks
My '00 XLS is going through rotors like they are going out of style. On May 17th my front left caliper seized. The dealer replaced the caliper, turned both front rotors, and installed new brake pads under warranty. 4 weeks later a severe vibration developed when I would slow down (the steering wheel would shimmy and actually appear to hop). The same dealer looked at the rotors and said they were out of spec and must have been turned/resurfaced too thin when they previously repaired them. They installed new rotors at no charge. Now it is 4 weeks later and I am having the same vibration while braking. I am not an aggressive driver and have never had brake problems like this in any other vehicle I have ever owned. My parents have owned an Explorer and a Mountaineer and have had no brake problems. My co-worker has a '97 Explorer and actually went 50,000 miles on the original front pads (has had no rotor problems at all).
This is getting very frustrating. The truck only has 26,000 miles on it and is ready for it's 3rd brake job? Any ideas as to why this thing won't "hold" a brake job for more than 4 weeks/1,200 miles?
Thanks