I had my rotors and pads changed under warranty at 5,000 miles, but now they're gone again at 24,000 miles. Just wondering what's the normal milege they should ware.....

 

for the record i had them first resurfaced at 10k and now at 14k it's all back

 

Realistically they should not need to be resurfaced for quite some time, I have had cars that did not need it after 35-40K miles. From what I have read here this is a common problem on the TL, the mileage will vary depending on your driving style.

 

how can you tell that your rotors are warping?

 

The rotors seem to be easily warped in a TL-S. Mine were resurfaced at about 7,000 miles. In my case there was a vibration while stopping, the steering wheel also shook slightly.

 

Warpage is usually detected as a shake in the car while braking.
This is a big factor. If you-
1. are a two-footed driver (i.e. one on brake, one on gas)
2. are a "late-braker" (i.e. move at speed until the last second when approaching a light)
3. are a heavy braker (i.e. "I just like the way the car stops when I step hard on the brake")
4. have a habit of running through deep puddles
5. drive your car hard when it's cold (the car, not the climate)

then expect for this (among many other things) to occasionally be a problem.

I drive "nice" most of the time, and haven't had any issues thus far. In fact, my '95 Accord, with 112K miles (of mostly city driving) has the ORIGINAL rotors and PADS! I recently checked them- still not worn out. I'm pretty amazed.

Todd

 

Wow, 112K miles and still on the original pads? I can understand the rotors but to still have original pad is quite impressive.

On my TLS, I had my rotors replaced at 11K. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will not warped again.

 

I know. I think they put on the "top secret we must never let the public have, or our parts sales will be ruined" pads.
They've lasted so long, it's almost comical. Of course, living in a state with no hills helps.

Todd

 

Mine warped at ~45,000 miles.

 

6. Thermal shock from cold water wash on hot rotors
7. Improperly, or unevenly torqued lug nuts - esp dealer overtorquing

 

95 Accord warped at about 70000
98 Accord warped at about 90000
02 TLS warped before 20000. That's pathetic. It's a very common problem with all TL years and models. Just pathetic.

 

My TL-S has 24k miles and the rotors are warpped. The dealer will not replace/resurface them under warranty. I have a friend with a TL-P with 20k miles and his are sh$t too. No luck from the dealership either.:yack:

 

Take it to another dealer!

 

I just picked my car up at the dealer. They resurfaced my roters and Acrua took care of the bill. I have only 13k on my baby. I just hope I don't have to do it again.

 

I just had mine done at 13k miles as well. I may be crazy, but it seems that as they rotors get more mileage on them (and may have been turned a time or two), they tend to warp less.

It just seems that way from my experience.