You are here: Forums Sedans Acura TSX Acura TSX Brakes

Acura TSX Brakes

52 messages,  Last post on Apr 23, 2009 at 12:07 PM

You are in the Acura TSX Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

What is this discussion about? Acura TSX, Brakes, Sedan

Messages Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

#49 of 52 Re: Brake pedal squeaks [johnny420] by mlking Dec 15, 2007 (12:47 pm)
Replying to: johnny420 (Aug 01, 2006 10:19 am) We have a 2006 TSX that we bought new in August 2006. We live in the northwest, and since the day we bought this car the brakes squeak/squel when you are in a drive thru at a fast food restaurant or when you are coming to a stop and the car speed is slow. The brake squeak/squel are worse in the winter versus the summer. We made a appointment to have the brakes looked at, and the service manager told us that the brakes on the TSX just do that, and that its normal. He did say he would resurface the rotors and replace the pads on the front this one time only. As soon as we rolled out of the dealership, the brakes squeaked/squeled just like before. The car now has 12k miles on it and the brakes are worse than ever. Sounds like a real POS going down the road. We are getting real frustrated with the brakes, not the car. Our local dealer is 120 miles away, so its not real close to just take it to the dealership all the time. Can anybody help here? thanks Replies to this message: fedlawman (Dec 15, 2007 1:17 pm) nj2pa2nc (Dec 15, 2007 7:14 pm)
#50 of 52 Re: Brake pedal squeaks [mlking] by fedlawman Dec 15, 2007 (1:17 pm)
Replying to: mlking (Dec 15, 2007 12:47 pm) When a manufacturer decides what type of brake pads to put on a new car, they have to consider stopping power cold and hot, dust characteristics, pad wear life, noise, pedal feel, and numerous other factors.   When I took my TSX to the track (a demanding 2.25 mile road course that's notoriously hard on brakes) back in 2004, the OE brakes lasted all day long with little sign of fade. In order for your TSX to have outstanding braking capability like this, it requires the use of aggressive compound pads - and a side effect of these compounds is some noise/squealing.   The noise your brakes make when coming to a stop or slowly rolling through a drive-through is completely normal and in no way indicates a problem with your brakes. You can temporarily quiet your pads by applying some anti-squeal compound or a special adhesive backing to the back of your brake pads, but this material doesn't last forever and the squealing will return.
#51 of 52 Re: Brake pedal squeaks [mlking] by nj2pa2nc Dec 15, 2007 (7:14 pm)
Replying to: mlking (Dec 15, 2007 12:47 pm) i also have a 2006 tsx, bought new in November 06. I do mostly highway driving and my brakes never have made any squealing noise so i would not consider what your brakes do normal. my car has almost 33,000 miles.
#52 of 52 2009 ACURA TSX brake squealing by joan15 Apr 23, 2009 (12:07 pm)
anyone heard of an updated ACURA solution to this? Bought the car 3 months ago and have intermittent noise (not every time I drive the car). Dealer says Acura is aware but has not issued a solution yet - they offered to cut down my rotors a bit and replace the pads - should I do this? Otherwise I like the car a lot.

Messages Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

You are here: Forums Sedans Acura TSX Acura TSX Brakes