Sport rotor wear at 450mi???

steveg78 · 03-05-2010, 08:58 PM

I just noticed this today, I have only 450mi on my Z and BOTH front and rear drivers side rotors have some grooving in them. The fronts aren't that bad but you can see them and you can feel them if you run a finger over them. The rear drivers side is more noticeable. It's not that bad, but when you consider I've only put 450mi on the car and have been babying it the whole time, I'm beginning to wonder if I should contact the dealer before I put any more miles on. The right sides feel smooth as glass. Are the sport rotors just soft? Should I be concerned about the uneven wear from driver/pass side?

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong area, it looks like the brake section is more about aftermarket kits.

Nikon FM · 03-05-2010, 09:01 PM

Mine are clean both sides. Sounds like the dealership should take a look.

steveg78 · 03-05-2010, 09:12 PM

Arrrghhhh not what I wanted to hear. The dealer I purchased from is 1.5hrs away

Can anyone else weigh in on this?

Thanks

PapoZalsa · 03-05-2010, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveg78

Arrrghhhh not what I wanted to hear. The dealer I purchased from is 1.5hrs away

Can anyone else weigh in on this?

Thanks

Any Nissan dealer could take a look at it. The warranty is cover by any Nissan dealer.

Soygen · 03-05-2010, 09:17 PM

You don't have to bring it to the dealership you purchased from. Or is the closest one 1.5 hours away?

steveg78 · 03-05-2010, 09:22 PM

Silly me, I was thinking this should be something I should take up with the dealer I purchased from. Thanks I'll take it up with a local dealer instead.

Hugoneus · 03-05-2010, 10:12 PM

Sorry to ask, but what is a sport rotor?

spearfish25 · 03-05-2010, 10:37 PM

Probably the larger rotors that come with the sport package Akebono brakes.

OldGuy · 03-05-2010, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveg78

I just noticed this today, I have only 450mi on my Z and BOTH front and rear drivers side rotors have some grooving in them. The fronts aren't that bad but you can see them and you can feel them if you run a finger over them. The rear drivers side is more noticeable. It's not that bad, but when you consider I've only put 450mi on the car and have been babying it the whole time, I'm beginning to wonder if I should contact the dealer before I put any more miles on. The right sides feel smooth as glass. Are the sport rotors just soft? Should I be concerned about the uneven wear from driver/pass side?

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong area, it looks like the brake section is more about aftermarket kits.

Stuff can happen. A few years back, I bought a top of the line Honda Accord Coupe 6cyl 6 spd. Got brake rotor warping and pulsations at less than 300 miles. Service guy wouldn't believe me until he drove it and after 2 minutes, said,"Well I'll be damned." Analysis simply was defective rotors. Honda immediately put on new rotors, pads, etc. and the problem was solved and never recurred during my multi-year ownership of the car. Hopefully, same thing will happen for you.

Chan Chee Hoe · 03-06-2010, 03:14 AM

Sometime,small stone can get between the pads & the discs,causing lines to form..

schrute · 03-06-2010, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chan Chee Hoe

Sometime,small stone can get between the pads & the discs,causing lines to form..

First thing I thought of reading this thread...

IDZRVIT · 03-06-2010, 09:27 AM

Take the pads out and have a look.

steveg78 · 03-06-2010, 11:06 AM

Bringing it in to the dealer Monday. We'll see what they say.

03-05-2010, 08:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
steveg78 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MD Posts: 569 Drives: 09 370Z PG M6 +Sport Rep Power: 17	Sport rotor wear at 450mi??? I just noticed this today, I have only 450mi on my Z and BOTH front and rear drivers side rotors have some grooving in them. The fronts aren't that bad but you can see them and you can feel them if you run a finger over them. The rear drivers side is more noticeable. It's not that bad, but when you consider I've only put 450mi on the car and have been babying it the whole time, I'm beginning to wonder if I should contact the dealer before I put any more miles on. The right sides feel smooth as glass. Are the sport rotors just soft? Should I be concerned about the uneven wear from driver/pass side? Sorry if I posted this in the wrong area, it looks like the brake section is more about aftermarket kits.

03-05-2010, 09:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 606	Mine are clean both sides. Sounds like the dealership should take a look. __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

03-05-2010, 10:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hugoneus Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Milky Way Posts: 245 Drives: 2010 370z T+S+N 6MT Rep Power: 15	Sorry to ask, but what is a sport rotor? __________________ 2010 Cherry Black Nissan 370z + Black Interior + 6MT Touring + Sport + Navigation + Painted Splash Guards + Illuminated Kick Plates + Fog Light + Floor Mats + Clear Bra

03-05-2010, 10:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Probably the larger rotors that come with the sport package Akebono brakes. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

03-06-2010, 09:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
IDZRVIT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Halifax Posts: 1,659 Drives: '13 CTS-V, '76 Vette Rep Power: 27	Take the pads out and have a look. __________________ "America.... still builds rockets!" Vette: 355 cid, 400 rwhp '13 CTS-V Coupe: 6.2L LSA, 556HP

03-05-2010, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
steveg78 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MD Posts: 569 Drives: 09 370Z PG M6 +Sport Rep Power: 17	Arrrghhhh not what I wanted to hear. The dealer I purchased from is 1.5hrs away Can anyone else weigh in on this? Thanks

03-05-2010, 09:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Soygen Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 163 Drives: 2017 BMW M2 6MT Rep Power: 15	You don't have to bring it to the dealership you purchased from. Or is the closest one 1.5 hours away?

03-05-2010, 09:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
steveg78 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MD Posts: 569 Drives: 09 370Z PG M6 +Sport Rep Power: 17	Silly me, I was thinking this should be something I should take up with the dealer I purchased from. Thanks I'll take it up with a local dealer instead.

03-06-2010, 03:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Chan Chee Hoe Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 861 Drives: 370z,Yellow,7sp A Rep Power: 17	Sometime,small stone can get between the pads & the discs,causing lines to form..

03-06-2010, 11:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
steveg78 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MD Posts: 569 Drives: 09 370Z PG M6 +Sport Rep Power: 17	Bringing it in to the dealer Monday. We'll see what they say.

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