bschafer62

Hello - this past July, I needed to replace my master cylinder, and the dealership put on an Auto Zone replacement part, since Acura no longer makes parts for their vehicles older than 15 years.

I no longer have proper braking ability (does not stop immediately, and I do not feel comfortable when driving - it's awful). I want to know if this is common for this after market part, or if the part should act like brand new when installed? I'm thinking that the dealership needs to make it right.

Thanks!

thoiboi

yeah you should take it back to them and have them rectify the situation... could be a bad part, I"m surprised an Acura dealership would go buy a part at an Autozone.

bschafer62

Hi Thoiboi - thanks for your input. I thought that was strange too that they bought it from AutoZone. Acura corporate did not have a recommended vendor for the part. I called one near me, and the guy I talked with does master cylinder remanufacturing for them and has installed them. He said it should be just like having new brakes, so the part might be bad, like you said. I'm here on another issue and let the service manager know that the brake issue needs to be revisited and resolved.

Thanks again for your input!

thoiboi

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bschafer62

Oh wow - thanks! As it turned out after my visit to the dealer today, a brake caliper that they put on a few months ago is leaking, and they said that will fix the problem, and I'm thankful it's warranty work!

97BlackAckCL

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Doubt it's the master cylinder, most likely a caliper or brake line