Brake Disk Warping

[Guest davel75]

I drive a 1.9 TDI galaxy which had its disks, pads and calipers replaced (for the first time) 25k miles ago at Allen Ford in Leamington Spa

 

10 months later I started to experience vibration under braking which Allen Ford eventually diagnosed as warped brake disks. :lol:

 

They changed the disks and calipers under parts warrenty and I left irritated for having to take 1 day off work but otherwise happy.

 

approximately 9000 miles later the symptoms come back... vibration which can be felt (and seen) through the steering wheel under braking... not at all happy :lol:

 

Allen Ford replaced the disks again (the calipers were ok this time apparently!)

 

The same thing is happening again but now I've moved to Buckingham so it is not feasible to go back to Allen Ford in leamington for another parts warrenty replacement.

 

 

the general theory is that the disks have been cooked

 

Questions:

1) Is this a common problem (and if so, what causes it?)

 

2) Has anyone else had problems with Allen Ford Leamington's work?

 

3) How do I contact Ford UK? I'm fed up with dealing with Allen Ford!

[Velcrohead]

A search on this forum for brakes will come up with a fair bit about disc warpage.

Mine were warped when I got mine and I have replaced them, so far they are ok after about 3000-4000 miles.

[Topbloke]

it should not make any difference what dealer you take it to, they should honour the warranty even if you dont have physical proof ( receipt's),however i think you would only get warranty from when the replacement disc's were fitted (you dont get one years warranty then replace them, then another year's warranty , you only get the remaining time ) that said there is possibly an underlying problem and it was not picked up by your other dealer so it may be worth giveing another dealer a chance.In answer to your last question any fraud dealer should give you a contact number .

[Ivor_E_Tower]

You don't sit at traffic lights with your foot on the brake pedal, by any chance, do you?

If so, stop it! Heat from the pads passes into the disc where they are in contact, and causes the warping.

[Masked Marauder]

You don't sit at traffic lights with your foot on the brake pedal, by any chance, do you?

If so, stop it! Heat from the pads passes into the disc where they are in contact, and causes the warping.

Yes, absolutely. This is a common cause of warped brakes, especially after hard braking.

[Dave-G]

;) You dont wash your wheels while they're still hot? :angry:

[MrT]

I had this on my Mk1 Galaxy and I was told that is was common on the 2.8i Auto as people drove them harder and tended to hold them on the footbrake in traffic to stop them pulling away.

[johnb80]

A common cause of repeated disc failure is incorrect fitting. It is essential that the runout is checked and that the mating faces are absolutely clean otherwise the situation, like yours, gets worse and worse.

Regards - John

[Guest davel75]

Thanks to everyone posting so far...

 

I don't sit on the brake at lights - it's just antisocial when the brake lights are high enough to be directly in the eyeline of normal height car drivers - but I'll bear the heat transfer comment in mind.

 

I'm going to take the whole string of posts to my new local dealer and see if they'll do the honourable thing!

 

I'll let you know the result

 

Dave