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I would like to compare my observations with other people and exchange ideas about this problem. I have a 06 Maxx and it presents this problem ONLY under certain conditions. Obviously, in my case, the disk's warping is not permanent, since it does not happen when driving at night or when temperatures are mild. It becomes very pronounced in heavy traffic at high noon here in Florida. It takes a good while to cool to the point of a smooth breaking feeling again. One has to drive a few miles at a good speed for that to happen; apparently the disks become straight again when cooled off. The differences in ambient temperatures here in Fl., between night and day, are not that great, so it does not take much to correct the problem. The dissipation of heat into the wheel, in my case, is minimal because I have steel stamped rims and their contact with the disk (hub) is very small. Since not everybody complains about this, I wonder if the magnesium/aluminum wheels, with a greater contact with the disks would dissipate enough heat, so that people with these rims don't experience the problem. Any comment on this subject will be greatly appreciated. Eroni. |
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For the past 3 months, I have had an intermittent ABS light on the dash upon start up. The bell on the DIC also rings. Normally, once the car is turned off and started again, the light is not present. This all started prior to me getting a new set of front brakes and rotors, so it does not have anything to do with the brake job. This has happened about 4 times now. Anyone else?
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My Mazz 2006 has 41K miles on original brakes and rotors..Still in the first set of tires and no problems, but if you guys can give me your opinions on: 1) when I apply the brakes on an icy surface TC and ABS stop the car pretty fast but as the front wheels grab and let go I feel this bouncing effect on the brake pedal which is not to light but not too pronounced. It happens only on icy roads, I even had to brake downhill with 6 people in the car, under normal road conditions and I don't see the problem showing. Normal ? or are rotors just starting to warp ? 2) How do I refill the back windshield reservoir, where is it, maybe I've been lazy to look it up. Thanks.
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| I have a 2005 Malibu Maxx with only 26,600 miles . Since Aug. I've been having problems with ABS After you start the car, when you put your foot on the brake to put the car in reverse, the ABS comes on (you hear it and feel the pedal go down) and the car will not come out of gear. Have to shut car off, pump the brakes, and hope it works. If you get it out of gear, the brake lights on the back of the car stay on and cruise control won't work. First dealer had no clue, put in new shifter and then they messed up the ignition, put in new ignition and brake software. Second dealer said the brake pedal positioning sensor had a short in it...put in new sensor, brought it home and problem still happens. This was just yesterday. Anyone else know of this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! | |
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Replying to: maxximizer (Dec 02, 2007 4:45 pm) |
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My wife owns a 2006 Malibu Maxx (she bought it new) with 24400 miles, it has been to the dealership twice for terrible pulsating when applying the breaks. The problem is magnified when going down steep hills, is this common as the dealership is telling me. Had the car at the dealership last August for same problem.
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Replying to: jzombek1 (Apr 16, 2008 10:42 am) |
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I have a 2006 Maxx LS. I replaced my original rear rotors at 30,000 kms (about 18,500 miles) because of warping. I put on cheap Ebay cross drilled rotors. Since the rear brakes are used less than the front, I wasn't worried about breakage. They seem to have helped quite a bit. I reused the original pads. Went for a provincial motor vehicle inspection today at 45,000 kms (about 28,000 miles). Original front brakes were toast. Pads were completely gone. I replaced front pads and rotors. Rear original pads are still at half. I'm thinking the brake balance is far too biased to the front brakes. Because of where I live, about 70% of my driving is highway so I actually use my brakes very little. These cars definitely have brake issues.
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| The problem that I observed with my 2006 Malibu Maxx (described in message # 20), I am happy to inform that it has been resolved in a very simple way. Someone told me that he had a similar situation with a Buick Le Sabre and he, also by a friends suggestion, replaced the front pads by ones of the "Ceramic" kind. I was somewhat skeptical since the original pads in the car are themselves of ceramic. Since the investment was not going to be too high, I decided to give it a try. I purchased a set "Friction Master Ceramic" at Advance Auto Parts. Since the original pads and the rotors had very little wear I just replaced the pads and nothing else. Miracle !!! No more vibration even at high noon and heavy traffic. For some reason these pads don't bring the rotor's temperatures as high as the former ones, hence no more warping. After that I have driven this car from Florida to California and back (6300 miles) and the brakes have been smooth as silk. This does not make much sense; we all know that the energy of braking dissipates into heat and it should not have made a difference unless some of that energy took another direction, maybe more wear? Only God knows but it worked and I am very happy. | |
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