kegger

Can someone tell me how come when i apply the brakes the steering wheel has a tendency to shake back and forth and vibrate. This cant be normal, the car is still under warranty and i just wanted to see if anyone else had this same problem.
Thanks, phil

Linner

Warped rotors.......

BEETROOT

warped rotors.

kegger

will that be covered under warranty

phipark

Depends on your dealer. Some will say it's a wear and tear item and won't be replace under warranty. Some will resurface for free.

kegger

yeah well i just purchased the car from them certified and it has maybe 300 miles more on it since i bought it so what ya think?

mclarenf3387

Just save up for a set of rotora rotors and decent pads. Even if they resurface them, it will happen again and again. Plus you'll get better braking distances as our stock brakes suck and can barely stop the CL in the distance they should.

MikeS 18

Get them to replace or resurface. then expect it to happen again in 2X,000 miles. At that point, start searching here for the then-favorite rotor replacement.

one of the most annoying things about this car...except the tranny...and the woot woot I hear every time I jam the gas...

GreenMonster

Join the club... My car had the rotors resurfaced and pads replace all around last time I took it in. It wasn't that bad, so I didn't complain, but the dealer did it on their own. Mostly out of guilt (I'm guessing) because then messed up adjusting the parking brake the last time they serviced the car (and wore out the rear pads)

robeaneee

how much are a set of good rotora rotors?

labmeister

CPO vehicles have a warranty of 12 months or 12,000 miles. The dealership should replace your rotors for free.

allenn

Another quality part from the company that brought you the self destructing 5AT. By the way, your back brakes will warp too! So save a lot of $$$$$$$ for your new brake system.

By the time you are finished replacing all the OEM quality parts, your $30k CL will be a $40k sub-luxury vehicle.

Pure Adrenaline

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The dealership replaced the front rotors and pads, no questions asked. About 25k miles on the car at the time.

Smitty

if you just bought the car and only put 300 miles on it, I am sure they will take good care of you..

as everyone else stated do yourself a favor and save up some money for a Big Brake Kit or brake rotor and pad upgrade.

Best of luck to you.

silvervtec96

i had the same problem but it was just allignment, you can always get that checked too

Smitty

i would think if he was hard on the brakes and the car PULLED hard to one side or the other it would be his alignment, but from what he explained the symptoms to be it sounds like warped rotors.

dfreder371

I don't get this warped rotor stuff. Between my two, 2003 CLS6's, I have no issues after a total of 38,000 miles. I do not abuse my brakes, or my car. Metals warp when subjected to excessive heat. I think this may be the same symptom as our "crappy automatic transmissions", but I don't know. Abuse your transmisson, overheat your brakes, expect them to pay you back. BTW, metals change colors when subjected to certain temperatures. Considering steel and cast iron, under 500F, silver, under 600F brown. Above 600F, blue. So don't plan on going into the dealer and demanding new rotors under warranty when your rotors are the color of the sky. A word to the wise.

Our cars are designed for daily transportation, with style, and is expected to provide some peak performance, from time to time. It is not designed for the Indianapolis 500.

I don't drive like Casper Milktoast. I have had to hit the brakes mighty hard a few times. I just don't put myself into the situation where I have to do this all of the time.

You have to answer to your own driving habits. I recall a thread a while back where a guy related to his friends curiousity as to how spectacular his Caddilac Escalade would perform if he hit the red line in neutral, and then engage drive while in four wheel drive mode. Besides blowing up the transmission and other driveline components, If I remember correctly, he also tweaked the body of the suv. His curiousity cost him one pretty penny.

Moral of the story: if you won't do it every day, don't do it today.

CLRemix

I can't believe you just tried to pin warped rotors on the auto tranny :0

That is some funny shit ---> couldn't be the tranny

What is the warranty on the Rotoras?