Is anybody else experiencing brake fade after stop/go traffic??
This has happened to be a handful of times, not always on hot days like today(100F). First couple of times the brake pedal would become noticibly unresponsive(had to push hard to stop). But today I passed a slow truck, had to really slow down to make the turn on to a side street, then I noticed the ABS system was pumping after approaching a stop sign. I stopped at a restaurant and ordered some food. Came out and my brakes are working good as new again. This has me thinking either the brakes are undersized for a car like this or there's a problem with my ABS system.
Could it be the rotors themselves be the problem? The standard 17" wheels look like they give little room for the rotors to breathe. Could going with aftermarket ceramic pads help(i assume stock pads are metallic)??
12500 miles on the car and no load in the back. If this is normal I should have gotten a toyota. Hopefully my ABS system isn't acting up...
This has happened to be a handful of times, not always on hot days like today(100F). First couple of times the brake pedal would become noticibly unresponsive(had to push hard to stop). But today I passed a slow truck, had to really slow down to make the turn on to a side street, then I noticed the ABS system was pumping after approaching a stop sign. I stopped at a restaurant and ordered some food. Came out and my brakes are working good as new again. This has me thinking either the brakes are undersized for a car like this or there's a problem with my ABS system.
Could it be the rotors themselves be the problem? The standard 17" wheels look like they give little room for the rotors to breathe. Could going with aftermarket ceramic pads help(i assume stock pads are metallic)??
12500 miles on the car and no load in the back. If this is normal I should have gotten a toyota. Hopefully my ABS system isn't acting up...