Does Your Acura Need a Brake Repair?

Your car’s brakes must always be in top working order to be safe on the road. Below are ways to tell if your Acura needs to get to a brake repair from the qualified technicians at your Acura dealer.

Does Your Acura Need a Brake Repair From Your Acura Dealer?

Visible Wear

You can check if your brake pads are thin by performing a visual inspection. Look through the wheel spokes, and if the brake pads are less than a quarter-inch thick, you need to ask your Acura technician to replace the pads.

High Pitched Screeching Sounds

When you step on the brake and hear high-pitched screeching sounds, the small pieces of metal called wear indicator bars built into your brake pads warning you that the pads are worn down. When you hear the sound, the pads are thin and need to be replaced.

Awful Grinding Noises

When the brake pads wear down, and you don’t get them replaced in time, you will begin to hear horrible grinding noises. Your brake pads are now worn down completely, and the grinding noises are from the metal plate scraping against the rotor. The scraping will damage the rotors and even melt the metal, causing your brakes to stick. Sticking brakes are dangerous, and you will need to get repairs done as soon as possible.

Glazed Rotors

Excessive and hard braking, especially at high speeds, cause the metal to heat up, warping and damaging the rotors. If you notice blue marks or dark rings on the rotors, you will have to replace them.

Vibrating Brake Pedal

Excessive and hard braking is not the only cause of warped rotors. When your rotors are old and wearing thin, they will also warp. When you feel vibrations through your brake pedal, it’s a sign that the rotors are warped and damaged and need to be replaced.

Unresponsive and Insensitive Brakes

If your brakes are unresponsive and it feels if your car takes longer to come to a stop, it could be due to thin brake pads, a brake fluid leak, or an air leak in the brake hose. Ask your Acura technician to perform a brake system inspection.

Brake Fluid Leaks

Your car leaks fluid when you see tiny puddles on the ground under your vehicle. If the spots look like oil but are not as slick, it’s brake fluid. Ask your Acura technician to repair the leak as soon as possible.

Your Car Is Pulling to the Side

When your car pulls to the left or right when braking, it could be due to contaminated brake fluid or unevenly worn brake linings. Your Acura technician will have to either replace the brake fluid or adjust the brake linings to eliminate the problem.

Sensitive Brakes and Jerking

You will have to get the brake fluid, or the rotors replaced if your car jerks to a halt when you step on the brake pedal. The brake fluid is either contaminated or old and dirty, and the rotors are worn unevenly. Either way, your Acura technician will sort out the problem in no time at all.

Ensure your safety on the road and ask your Acura technician to inspect your brakes as soon as possible when you notice the issues mentioned above. Contact Ed Martin Acura today for a thorough brake system service performed by qualified Acura technicians to ensure that your brakes are working perfectly.

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