kaliraver69

I noticed this about 300 miles ago everytime I brake I have to press really hard on the brakes to stop the car or I have to start braking farther than normal? Anyone heard about anything like this or experience this yourself?

GIBSON6594

The TSX brakes are not very good, its pretty normal unless you have been driving something with really bad brakes before the TSX

kaliraver69

When I press the brake it feels like something is scraping, like its grinding the rotors? I could feel it when I press it down. I think I will be taking the car into the dealership to have them check it out.

dabuda

yeah, that doenst sound right...i have about 16k miles and my brakes have faded a bit but still fine

newbie75

I hope you did not have the problem I had with my 2000 Jetta. A friend of mine drove the car with the hand brake on. That shot the brakes and then damaged the rotors. The car was under warranty and the rotors were replaced for 3 month old car.

slo007

Have you tried moving the seat up?

Sounds like the rotors are shot. Take 'm in for a free replacement.

aaronng

When you drive with the hand brake on, an alarm will sound.

xizor

not "normal", my car has 12k miles and nothing close to that. my brakes feel just as good as the day I got them.

Eeyore

I'm with xizor, I've got just shy of 12,000 and mine are good as new. A lot has to do with how you drive the car. If you flog it like a rented mule every time you drive it and pound on and/or ride the brakes, they're gonna go to the big rotor graveyard in the sky in no time. On all cars she ever drove, my sister used to blow through sets of pads and rotors like there was something inside the wheel wells eating them. When you rode around with her, you quickly found out why.

CGTSX2004

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Sounds to me like you've glazed your pads. The pads need to be replaced with a fresh set and reseated to the rotors. If you still feel the brakes aren't strong enough, switch the tires. The brakes are strong enough to lock on try pavement meaning the tires aren't grippy enough to apply all the force to the ground.

kaliraver69

I use to use bridgestone potenza's on my 2000 Accord Ex 5-speed and I didin't have no issues with braking I use to have AEM brakes on it and never changed the rotors with 70,000 miles, that was a really great setup that would stop real quick. Better than my current setup (stock tires, brakes, and rotors. So I don't why I would have this issue so early with my TSX?