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The rotors are covered for 3 years/36k miles right? My sister had the same trouble as me and they charged her for resurfacing the,...her bill was over $250!!! (including new brake pads. I'm taking my car in tomorrow for the same exact thing, warped rotors. I dont have that kinda money
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Pads and rotors are covered for 12 months/12,000 miles, even a vehicle that is still under factory warranty. (unless there is a defect) If you take it to the dealership that you bought the car from, they may "goodwill" it for you. I will usually goodwill resurfacing if the car is still in basic, unless the person has sent back negative surveys or doesnt ever bring the car to us for any work. If your under 20,000 miles, be persistant. If they dont budge, call GM customer assistance and they will contact that dealership within an hour and try to get the dealership to goodwill it.
quote:Originally posted by SS 891: If they dont budge, call GM customer assistance and they will contact that dealership within an hour and try to get the dealership to goodwill it.
Good Luck!
Yeah,good luck getting Customer Service to have the dealer goodwill the repair.When I called Customer Service for my clear coat flaking off my wheels (and 2 were less than 5 months old)the woman at Customer Assistance just repeated to me what the service manager told her.No attempt to correct the concern at all by Customer Assistance.She said that they usually will take the service managers word!
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hahahahaha...warranty on the brakes... lmao...
oh wait this isn't funny.
Mine warped at 8,000 miles. I just replaced them with Brembo OEMs and GM OEM pads... this setup has been flawless for 8,000 miles so far. I figured it wasn't worth the aggravation and possible damage that the service department would cause.
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Warping rotors seems to be a real common problem with these cars, I am going to put eradispeeds on when it becomes a problem... It is really a shame GM put such crappy parts in otherwise great cars (10 Bolt rear, small rotors, weak clutches)
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I guess my dealership cares about customer satifaction than all the others ... Dont get me wrong, if you never bring your car to me to do the maint. work on it, i probably wont go out of my way to help. I do take care of my customers, even if i have to do the work myself.
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I agree, not worth the agrivation. The stock ones are going to warp again. I suggest Eradispeeds and Hawk pads. I had that setup on my car and it was perfect! Too bad I only got to use them for 10 days before I wrecked it
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Unfortunately, I have no money to get an upgrade. I hardly can afford new brades if needed. I guess if they say if it's not covered under warranty I"ll buy something cheap. On some other boards, a lot of people said the basic Autozone rotors work a lot better than stock and they are very cheap. I"ve been leaning towards that if I do need to buy new rotors. It's not worth me paying them to resurface my rotors when they'll just warp again. Oh, and I have 29,000 on my SS. The guy at my dealer siad rotors are waranteed under a 2 year/24k term.
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The Autozones work great. I have had them on my car for over a year and there are no problems at all - the stock ones were warped at 11,000 miles.
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Had over 12k and 1 1/2 years on the SS and the dealer turned the rotors . I thought that if thet warped under 36k that the dealer had to fix them under the warranty .
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Thanks all, I"ll let you know the verdict. If they wont fix under warranty, I"ll probably buy the Autozone ones, And maybe attempt to put them on myself. Although I have never even taken off a wheel by myself We'll See.
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Resurfacing the rotors is cheap ($10-$ 15 ea.) and easy, provided you do it yourself. Just pull them and take them to NAPA or another autoparts store you trust. You don't necessarily need new pads.
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what is wrong with the stock ones? I have 23,000 miles on my rotors and brakes with no sign of warpage then again, from new, I switched rims/tires regularly and in the process, I always torqued the lug-nuts to proper specs (100 ft-lbs of torque)
Pleas correct me if I am wrong, won't overtorqued lugnuts or improperly torqued would eventually cause the warpage as is would cause unintended strain and fatigue they were not initially designed to handle?
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mine just started with the rotor "shake" at 60 mph+, and when applying the brakes. I'm up to 37k, so I guess I got more life then most. Not worth having them resurfaced, I just ordered a full set of EBC's with green pads. I hope these will last much much longer
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Got a call on my Cell, as we were still traveling to TN. Had hte oil/filter changed like normal and sked them to resurface the front rotors, only if they would cover it under warranty, and check my brake pads. When I talked to the guy at Forbes Chevrolet, he said they resurfaced ALL FOUR rotors, UNDER WARRANTY, and my brake pads were fine! I couldn't beleive it...well...I guess I can. This is the third time they have gone out of thier way and provided excellent warranty/repair work. And I didn't even buy my SS from them. Boy was i happy!
On the downside.... my sister just 2 days ago had her 2002 V6 checked for the same problem and they charged her for resurfacing the rotors and also had her brake pads replaced. Her car was bought the same time as mine and it only has 25k miles on it. I kinda feel bad for her, and hope she gets some money back as her bill was $300!!! Guess they were taking advantage of a blonde, who knows. Weird eh?
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Went to pick the SS up today. My dad went in to talk to the service manager about my sister's Camaro. They basically said there is no written warranty on rotors, and it's a case by case basis. They also said that they went by a 2 year 24k mile service on the rotors and stated her "in service" date was past the two years (yet mine wasnt?? )
ONly reasoning I could come up with that the guy also said as another 'reason' was her brake pads needed replaced and that since she was driving with worn brake pads, it could have cause the warped rotors, and thus voiding the 'warranty' on the rotors.
I dont think this makes any sense, of course, i'm glad mine were covered, for whatever reason it was. I know I always write nice 'thank-you' letters and such before and after any work is performed to the SS. Though that shouldn't really matter when comes to fixing KNOWN issues and problems. Ah well.
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quote:Originally posted by Rhode Island Red: Pleas correct me if I am wrong, won't overtorqued lugnuts or improperly torqued would eventually cause the warpage as is would cause unintended strain and fatigue they were not initially designed to handle?
Yes,over toqrued wheels can warp a brake rotor.Gotta love most tire stores that blast the lug nuts on with the biggest impact gun available.
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STill waiting for some kind of definitive answer from someone in the know why MOST LS1 f-bodies suffer this problem. Don't hold your breath though. It isn't a wheel torque problem or stopping at a light with the brakes on thats causing it.
I've never warped a rotor in my life and I have always drivin cars fairly hard. Put over 100K miles on my 95 Z28 rotors, never had to turn them either, just replace pads. I had two 3rd gen IROCs and both had 100k miles on them and never had to replace a rotor either.
Glad you got your rotors surfaced and had a good experience. I wish I could say the same, I got the "your on your own" at 11K miles from the dealer and customer dis-service 800 number.
How many others have been burned?
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Rotors torqued properly warp for 1 of 2 reasons - inferior quality (usually the center portion, where the studs go through the rotor is too thin-big problem on Ford Taurus when the steel inside cast iron first came out) or they are too small in diameter and/or thickness for high performance use --- I believe the latter the case with our cars, GM just went the cheap route...same reason we have 10 bolt rears in 300+ HP cars...just MHO
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Rotors torqued properly warp for 1 of 2 reasons - inferior quality (usually the center portion, where the studs go through the rotor is too thin-big problem on Ford Taurus when the steel inside cast iron first came out) or they are too small in diameter and/or thickness for high performance use --- I believe the latter the case with our cars, GM just went the cheap route...same reason we have 10 bolt rears in 300+ HP cars...just MHO
Totally agree with your comment on GM going the cheapskate route, what else is new. One thing...as noted by Dan above, his sisters V6 has the same problem and is technically not a high performance car.
Can't understand why GM will sit idly by allowing people to drive around with faulty braking systems on their cars. Braking is THE most important safety feature on a car. The wheel shake on my 01 was so bad coming down a mountain road that the wheel wanted to come out of my hands.
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OH yeah....one more thing. Even the CHP (California HIghway Patrol) can't keep rotors good on their Interceptor Camaros. I spoke with them at the CCSD Fall Classic last year (02) and they have the same problem with warpage.
They've tried to alleviate the problem by drilling ducting holes in the front fascia to draw air to the rotors...but to no avail.
I wonder how that effects who the CHP will choose when it comes time to purchase another fleet of Interceptor cars. Not that GM has anything left to offer anyway...
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I guess it's just plain luck with all our experiences with warranty work. IT varies from dealer to dealer, and even customer to customer! Hell, look at me and my sis!. My sister even BOUGHT her V6 from them, and I didnt. I feel bad for her (and all the other Gm owners out there) I wish it was just set in stone or constant all around the board with warranty work. Ah well, such is not the case. Its ultimately GM's choice and decision.
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Can't understand why GM will sit idly by allowing people to drive around with faulty braking systems on their cars.
As with any manafacturer a lawsuit IS Cheeper than a proper fix.
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Wow, I can't believe so many of us have experienced this problem. My rotors first warped at under 5000 miles and have been warping consistantly at about that interval. The dealer helped me out at 5k, and 11k, but at 18k they told me that they couldnt find the problem. They bled the brakes (improperly, leaving more air in the system than there was before they started) and generaly made a mess out of my car. I had it out with the service manager and ended up paying a local tire shop to turn them for me (and do a full bleed with a Tech-II). I e-mailed GM about the dealerships lack of interest in an obvious problem with a brake system and they were very helpfull in getting my issue resolved. . . they said not to return to that dealership and recomended another The car (2002 SS Coupe) is at another local dealership right now with 23k on it and they have been working on it for a week. They dissasembled the entire system, measured everything, and told me they were going to try to "shim" the brake calipers to perminantly eliminate the problem. They said that the parts to do this were being shipped from back east and the car would be ready by Friday. Has anyone else heard of this type of fix? I am just happy that the dealership is taking this kind of thing seriously enough to take a good look at car, and who knows, they just might fix something
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quote:Originally posted by 35th6spd:
quote: why MOST LS1 f-bodies suffer this problem.
Rotors torqued properly warp for 1 of 2 reasons - inferior quality (usually the center portion, where the studs go through the rotor is too thin-big problem on Ford Taurus when the steel inside cast iron first came out) or they are too small in diameter and/or thickness for high performance use --- I believe the latter the case with our cars, GM just went the cheap route...same reason we have 10 bolt rears in 300+ HP cars...just MHO
My rotors have warped only once, and its because the dealership overtorqued the lugnuts to about 300 ft lbs. I have yet to see someone encounter warped rotors without lugnut overtorquing, I would assume that this problem is what causes a large chunk of the warped rotor problem.
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quote:Originally posted by Bishop187: Wow, I can't believe so many of us have experienced this problem. My rotors first warped at under 5000 miles and have been warping consistantly at about that interval. The dealer helped me out at 5k, and 11k, but at 18k they told me that they couldnt find the problem. They bled the brakes (improperly, leaving more air in the system than there was before they started) and generaly made a mess out of my car. I had it out with the service manager and ended up paying a local tire shop to turn them for me (and do a full bleed with a Tech-II). I e-mailed GM about the dealerships lack of interest in an obvious problem with a brake system and they were very helpfull in getting my issue resolved. . . they said not to return to that dealership and recomended another The car (2002 SS Coupe) is at another local dealership right now with 23k on it and they have been working on it for a week. They dissasembled the entire system, measured everything, and told me they were going to try to "shim" the brake calipers to perminantly eliminate the problem. They said that the parts to do this were being shipped from back east and the car would be ready by Friday. Has anyone else heard of this type of fix? I am just happy that the dealership is taking this kind of thing seriously enough to take a good look at car, and who knows, they just might fix something
Shim the brakes?????????? This doesn't make any sense to me. As long as the rotors are machined properly and the wheel hubs and all supporting brake hardware are true and in specs, I can't imagine what they mean by this. I would certainly try and get an explanation on what tjry intend to do.
And FC is absolutely right about lug nut torque. For the last fifteen years, I have always torqued my own wheels to factory specs when they were rotated or removed. If the dealer did that work, I re-torqued them afterwards myself. Before that I always had warped rotors. Afterwards, I never had a single problem on any car I owned.
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I have never heard of "shimming" the brakes. When you shim something, it usually implies putting some kind of thin spacer on something, to change its lateral position relative to whatever surface is on the other side of the shim material.
In this case, maybe they are talking about putting some kind of spacer between the brake pads and calipers? Ive never heard of that being done before, you might want to ask them to clarify in writing EXACTLY what they plan to do, and then tell us.
If they are having a problem with rotor warpage, my first guess would be the lug torque. Beyond that, you either have grossly faulty brake systems, or else the rotors are just crappier cast iron than normal.
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quote:Originally posted by FireChicken: I have yet to see someone encounter warped rotors without lugnut overtorquing, I would assume that this problem is what causes a large chunk of the warped rotor problem.
Right here, pal.
2002 SS. I have been extra-conscious of this problem since mile 0... lugs always torqued using proper procedure to 100 ft. lbs. Took 7500 miles for the factory rotors to warp, and I am SUPER EASY on brakes.
Brembo OEMS have been on the car for that long now and still stop straight and true.
I beleive that GM used subgrade components in these cars. Sucks, but what are you gonna do. Also, how much of the general population doesn't realize brake warpage is a problem or will gladly pay out the dealer to replaced the brakes every 10,000 miles. Look at it from our non-enthusiast point of view.
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I too would like to know how they are going to shim the calipers. Especially since the Calipers are a floating design....sounds like a B.S. story to me. Problem may go away for another 7-8k miles and then you are that much closer along to the warranty being gone.
REPLACE the factory SH*T rotors with a good aftermarket pair.
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I always make it a point to talk with the mechanic who actually worked on my car whenever I have any work done. I think that was my main problem with the last dealership, the "brake specialist" didnt speak enough english for us to communicate This time I plan on having a long talk with the service manager and the mechanic to find out what they learned, and what work was done. The service representative that I have been speaking with doesnt seem to understand what the mechanic is doing, and I'm not sure that "shim" is the right word. It didn't make sense to me either. What I know for sure is that they are taking the problem seriously, and that they have basically dismantled the entire brake system. All I really want is for the problem to go away. I'll be sure to let you know how it turns out.
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quote: Originally posted by FireChicken: I have yet to see someone encounter warped rotors without lugnut overtorquing, I would assume that this problem is what causes a large chunk of the warped rotor problem.
No question, improper torque sequence or lb/ft will often result in warped rotors....but so will inadequate heat dissipation from rotors that are too small and/or thin, as will skimpy center portions .... When I was a tech, we experienced all of these issues, and sometimes we even resorted to machining the rotors right on the car (a special lathe would bolt on where the caliper usually sits) .... some cars are just vulnerable - usually due to poor quality factory equipment (as in F bods) PS It is also a good idea to replace the pads or give the old ones a real good sanding when machining or replacing rotors, as the pads seat much like a piston ring seats to a cylinder wall
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The more I think about this "shim" procedure, I seem to remember reading a writeup somewhere (I think posted by a GM Tech on the old SLP Board) wherein GM felt that the problem was caused by poor wheel hub alignment or too much play in the hub...
I do remember the fix being a shim installed behind the rotor itself to help square it up. I remember this cause it seemed pretty flea at the time, but judging the way GM handles some problems would be right up their alley.
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Well its been a while, but I was on vacation out of the country for about three weeks after I got the car back, and I am just now getting around to posting this update. I picked up the car and spoke to the mechanic. Sure enough, GM believes that the warpage is due to the alignment of the rotors on the hubs. The dealership purchased a custom fabricated "shim" kit that fits between the rotor and the hub and supposedly aligns the rotor to the caliper. I have no idea how that would affect anything due to warpage on my vehicle as the rotors were wearing evenly before, just warping out of control about every 5000 miles. The mechanic seemed to think this was a half ass fix himself, and thought that the warpage on these cars was due to the poor quality of the rotors. He hinted that he had seen quite a few of these problems in his time. He did do a full bleed on the ABS, and said there was some air in the lines, which he attributed to quality of the brake line material. The car did have a very noticable differance in the braking, very crisp and even, but that only lasted about 300 miles. Now I have put about 800 miles on the car and its back to sponge city. On top of that, the front tires are wearing heavily on the outside, and it looks like I'll need an alignment. Here's the best part of the story: When I called about the status of the car while it was at the dealership, the hold message said, "Come down to XYZ Cheverolet today and step into a new IMPORT QUALITY Chevy S-10 Blazer. . ." When he got back on the line I let the service manager have it. I can't believe that anyone would advertise a Chevy as "Import Quality." To crazy.
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quote:Originally posted by SS 891: Dont get me wrong, if you never bring your car to me to do the maint. work on it, i probably wont go out of my way to help.
Then if one NEVER brings you their car, then you can't work on it anyway! But I get your point. But, then, paradoxally, how would you establish a good customer in the first place if you don't go out of your way unless they're a good customer? Isn't that what building a good customer base is all about? Someone has to "go out of their way" to get the work done at your shop, and normally it's the one running the business. If you hardly ever see them again, then sure, only give them what they pay for on subsequent visits. But if you get a long-term customer out of it, wouldn't it be worth it to go the extra mile? I'm lucky. My dealership is really cool about working with the customer and will do just about anything, within legal reason, to keep your business.
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quote:Originally posted by MMMM_ERT: Braking is THE most important safety feature on a car.
Gonna have to disagree with you there, Sport. The most important safety feature on any car is the driver. No braking system in the world will save an idiot behind the wheel.
And as far as always torquing to the proper spec and you won't warp rotors is bunk. At least in my case. I rotate my tires on schedule, and watch them torque the wheels with a torque-wrench myself (Camaro guy works on my car) and they STILL warped. Not bad, but there's a shimmy starting. The nice thing is, I think there's a bulletin saying if the dealership rotates the tires and the rotors warp, they'll resurface them if within the mileage/time frame. That's a big plus I guess. My dealership takes care of me.
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quote:Originally posted by el ess1:
quote:Originally posted by MMMM_ERT: Braking is THE most important safety feature on a car.
Gonna have to disagree with you there, Sport. The most important safety feature on any car is the driver. No braking system in the world will save an idiot behind the wheel.
And as far as always torquing to the proper spec and you won't warp rotors is bunk. At least in my case. I rotate my tires on schedule, and watch them torque the wheels with a torque-wrench myself (Camaro guy works on my car) and they STILL warped. Not bad, but there's a shimmy starting. The nice thing is, I think there's a bulletin saying if the dealership rotates the tires and the rotors warp, they'll resurface them if within the mileage/time frame. That's a big plus I guess. My dealership takes care of me.
I think we can all agree that with proper torque, your rotors have a chance of warping due to faulty construction or poor materials, heat treating, whatever. However, overtorquing the lugnuts will accelerate the warpage. I guess the consensus view is best, just replace with non-gm rotors, and it should correct your problem, for th emost part!
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I checked the claim history on our SS using the GM Vehicle Inquiry System at the Chevy house. Ours has had rotor work done at 23,000, 33,000 and 38,000 miles. Doesn't say if the work was under warranty or not. Of course, that may be a code or something they look at...??
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GM Covers rotors for 12 months/12,000 miles...... It is up to your dealer. My dealer just replaced all 4 of the rotors on my Z-28 that had 19,000+ miles on it. I didn't have to do any talking to the service manager but rather the service writer did all the talking. I only asked once. I didn't expect to get them replaced. Guess where I'm buying my next car??
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About how many times can they turn rotors before they are to thin for spec? Mine have been turned 4 times now and I'm thinking that they must be getting pretty thin.
I have had several small commuter cars (Subarus, I love em) and the rotors on those things are good for about 2 turnings before they are under spec. They do start out, however, much thinner and smaller in diameter than the ones on the SS. The heat dissapation on them sucks and they are worthless for "hard" driving. But then again, so are the ones on the SS
My last "enthusiast" car, a 93 Mustang Cobra, had the same rotors (stock) on it for about 120,000 miles, and I recall turning them maybe twice. Obviously I never had a problem with those, and you should see the look on the Chevy dealership service guys face when I tell him I pamper my SS compared to the way I used to drive my Mustang
Anyway, the SS is a much nicer call overall and I am very happy I decided to buy it. The old mustang was a trooper, but it rattled like a bucket of bolts after about 60k, and the level of comfort, power, handling, and convenience could never match that of the SS.
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15 ea.) and easy, provided you do it yourself. Just pull them and take them to NAPA or another autoparts store you trust. You don't necessarily need new pads.
