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new 04 accord pulsing brake pedal
Hi,
Just got a new 04 about a week ago. It was a leftover LX. It has Anti-lock ABS brakes and I started to notice a pulse in the pedal during braking. Not "slam on the brakes" stops; just normal slow downs. You know, 60 or so down to 40 mph. I have never had ABS and wonder if there should be noticeable brake pedal pulsing. I have had plenty of cars with warped rotors (lots of them honda, BTW) and the pedal felt about the same; it's annoying as all get out. This is a new car and has less than 300 miles! I don't want to take it in and "hear that's normal for ABS." Any 04 accord owners have this problem? chuck ps; No, I did not hit a pothole nor did I ever take off a wheel just to tighten all of the lug lugs on just one side of the wheel. LOL... |
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chuck smoko wrote:
> Hi, > Just got a new 04 about a week ago. It was a leftover LX. > It has Anti-lock ABS brakes and I started to notice a pulse > in the pedal during braking. Not "slam on the brakes" stops; > just normal slow downs. You know, 60 or so down to 40 mph. > I have never had ABS and wonder if there should be noticeable > brake pedal pulsing. I have had plenty of cars with warped rotors > (lots of them honda, BTW) and the pedal felt about the same; > it's annoying as all get out. This is a new car and has less than > 300 miles! I don't want to take it in and "hear that's normal for > ABS." Any 04 accord owners have this problem? > > chuck > > ps; No, I did not hit a pothole nor did I ever take off a wheel just > to tighten all of the lug lugs on just one side of the wheel. LOL... > ------------------- Have you checked to see if the lug nuts can be removed by hand? 'Curly' |
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I have a '04 LX-G (Canadian model) and find the ABS overly aggressive too.
If the roads are at all slippery the ABS kicks in way too early based on my experience with other ABS equipped cars. Also I intentionally "tested" the ABS on snow covered roads where one portion of the road was packed snow and the other loosely packed and I found the car veered abruptly when I slammed the breaks on (which is what you are suppose to do with ABS). This was much worse than my crappy Chevy Malibu... gets me wondering if I should just pull the fuss on the ABS on the Accord... I'm not too impressed. "chuck smoko" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > Just got a new 04 about a week ago. It was a leftover LX. > It has Anti-lock ABS brakes and I started to notice a pulse > in the pedal during braking. Not "slam on the brakes" stops; > just normal slow downs. You know, 60 or so down to 40 mph. > I have never had ABS and wonder if there should be noticeable > brake pedal pulsing. I have had plenty of cars with warped rotors > (lots of them honda, BTW) and the pedal felt about the same; > it's annoying as all get out. This is a new car and has less than > 300 miles! I don't want to take it in and "hear that's normal for > ABS." Any 04 accord owners have this problem? > > chuck > > ps; No, I did not hit a pothole nor did I ever take off a wheel just > to tighten all of the lug lugs on just one side of the wheel. LOL... > |
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chuck smoko wrote:
> Hi, > Just got a new 04 about a week ago. It was a leftover LX. > It has Anti-lock ABS brakes and I started to notice a pulse > in the pedal during braking. Not "slam on the brakes" stops; > just normal slow downs. You know, 60 or so down to 40 mph. > I have never had ABS and wonder if there should be noticeable > brake pedal pulsing. I have had plenty of cars with warped rotors > (lots of them honda, BTW) and the pedal felt about the same; > it's annoying as all get out. This is a new car and has less than > 300 miles! I don't want to take it in and "hear that's normal for > ABS." Any 04 accord owners have this problem? > > chuck > > ps; No, I did not hit a pothole nor did I ever take off a wheel just > to tighten all of the lug lugs on just one side of the wheel. LOL... > you may just have a dud rotor. happens occasionally. get it fixed under warranty. |
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LBJGH wrote: > I have a '04 LX-G (Canadian model) and find the ABS overly aggressive too. > If the roads are at all slippery the ABS kicks in way too early based on my > experience with other ABS equipped cars. > > Also I intentionally "tested" the ABS on snow covered roads where one > portion of the road was packed snow and the other loosely packed and I found > the car veered abruptly when I slammed the breaks on (which is what you are > suppose to do with ABS). This was much worse than my crappy Chevy Malibu... > gets me wondering if I should just pull the fuss on the ABS on the Accord... > I'm not too impressed. I've heard of some Audis that have a switch to turn off the ABS for conditions such as loose packed snow or gravel. However - for most wet and dry conditions, you're probably better off with ABS on unless you have race driving skills. |
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Very cool tip TeGGer! I'll give it a try.
"TeGGer®" > wrote in message .. . > "LBJGH" > floridly penned in > : > >> I have a '04 LX-G (Canadian model) and find the ABS overly aggressive >> too. If the roads are at all slippery the ABS kicks in way too early >> based on my experience with other ABS equipped cars. >> >> Also I intentionally "tested" the ABS on snow covered roads where one >> portion of the road was packed snow and the other loosely packed and I >> found the car veered abruptly when I slammed the breaks on (which is >> what you are suppose to do with ABS). This was much worse than my >> crappy Chevy Malibu... gets me wondering if I should just pull the >> fuss on the ABS on the Accord... I'm not too impressed. > > > > I've never tested this because neither of our cars has ABS, but you can > try > this tip to temporarily disable the ABS: > http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#ABS > > > > -- > TeGGeR® > > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ > www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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"chuck smoko" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > Just got a new 04 about a week ago. It was a leftover LX. > It has Anti-lock ABS brakes and I started to notice a pulse > in the pedal during braking. Not "slam on the brakes" stops; > just normal slow downs. Sounds like a rotor warped. This is not normal ABS behavior. John |
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John,
I ended up taking it into the dealer... they are about 30 miles from me (w/ DC traffic too; so I was reluctant). It is now do'n fine ... no pulsing at all. I was just finding it hard to believe ... less than 100 miles and this? I am none to crazy about shaved rotors... They said they will replace both if it shows up again. chuck John Horner wrote: > "chuck smoko" > wrote in message > ... > > Hi, > > Just got a new 04 about a week ago. It was a leftover LX. > > It has Anti-lock ABS brakes and I started to notice a pulse > > in the pedal during braking. Not "slam on the brakes" stops; > > just normal slow downs. > > Sounds like a rotor warped. This is not normal ABS behavior. > > John |
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