Go_Habs_Go
03-23-2010, 04:42 PM
Hi guys,
Last week I went for an oil change and decided to switch off my winter tires for my summers. When they took the wheels off I looked at my brakes/rotors. The rear rotors seemed fine but when I looked at my front rotors I noticed spots on both of them (driver and passenger side). They weren't rust spots or anything like that. They were more like dark smudgy spots across the rotor, almost like ink spots. There were several of these spots on both of the rotors. I touched the spots with my finger but I didn't really feel anything, it was like they were part of the rotor.
I asked the tech who was working on my car about the spots and he said they were probably heat spots. He said the rear rotors didn't have the spots because most of the braking is done by the front brakes. He asked if I felt any vibration when I braked and I said no, it feels perfectly smooth when braking. He said if I wasn't feeling any vibration then not to worry about it. He also mentioned the rotors would get resurfaced when I changed my brakes so the spots would be removed.
Frankly I wasn't so impressed with the tech's explanation. Is this normal to get heat spots on my front rotors (if that's what they actually are?). I've had my car for less than 2 years (20 months) and I have about 30,000 kms on it. Should I be worried about this and look into asking the dealership to replace the rotors under warranty? Or is this all perfectly normal? Does anyone else have spots like this?
Thanks for your replies!
Last week I went for an oil change and decided to switch off my winter tires for my summers. When they took the wheels off I looked at my brakes/rotors. The rear rotors seemed fine but when I looked at my front rotors I noticed spots on both of them (driver and passenger side). They weren't rust spots or anything like that. They were more like dark smudgy spots across the rotor, almost like ink spots. There were several of these spots on both of the rotors. I touched the spots with my finger but I didn't really feel anything, it was like they were part of the rotor.
I asked the tech who was working on my car about the spots and he said they were probably heat spots. He said the rear rotors didn't have the spots because most of the braking is done by the front brakes. He asked if I felt any vibration when I braked and I said no, it feels perfectly smooth when braking. He said if I wasn't feeling any vibration then not to worry about it. He also mentioned the rotors would get resurfaced when I changed my brakes so the spots would be removed.
Frankly I wasn't so impressed with the tech's explanation. Is this normal to get heat spots on my front rotors (if that's what they actually are?). I've had my car for less than 2 years (20 months) and I have about 30,000 kms on it. Should I be worried about this and look into asking the dealership to replace the rotors under warranty? Or is this all perfectly normal? Does anyone else have spots like this?
Thanks for your replies!