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07-31-2020, 05:41 PM | #1 |
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Dealer hit boost when in for brake work
Hey guys,
So I took my 2019 sti in to the dealer to get the brakes looked at because I feel they are just beginning to warp (16K miles). I Wanted to get it in the dealer before they get worse or before I put too many miles on it. I took a picture of the boost gauge/odo when I dropped it off at the dealer. Peak boost was at 0.4 PSI. When I got the car back the peak boost was at 16.6 PSI and they drove it 7 miles, as well as told me there's nothing wrong with the brakes. I am not happy. The car probably sat for a few hours before they looked at it, meaning it was cold when they hit 16.6 PSI. I told them I feel the brakes when pressing the pedal with light, steady pressure. I have a feeling they just went full boost, jammed on the brakes, and said "nope, no problems here." I want to call them and ask why they let their employees abuse customer cars, but I'm not sure what to expect. Should I ask for like a free oil change? They have lost my trust so I don't know that I want to even take my car back even if they offer something free. Do I tell them whoever drove the car should not be driving customer cars if they can't control their right foot for 7 miles? Should I call SOA? Any input would be appreciated. -Dylan
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07-31-2020, 07:12 PM | #2 |
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call them on it. dealership abusing your car is bs. if they dont offer a decent explanation that satisfies you, let SOA know how their dealer treated your car.
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07-31-2020, 08:14 PM | #3 |
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I wouldn't say the dealer was abusing your car..
First of all they have to road test the car to feel pulsating brakes. in order to really see if they are warped you have to get them nice and hot. how do you do that? speed up and slow down. Do you expect them to not hit boost in a car that has a turbo? "The car probably sat for a few hours before they looked at it, meaning it was cold when they hit 16.6 PSI." ??? just because it sat for a while does not mean when they looked at it they got in it and floored it right off the bat.. also, they said nothing was wrong with the brakes. sounds like they're being honest. if you came in saying you think you need brakes they could have said yup you do, heres the bill, but thats not what they did. |
08-01-2020, 08:48 PM | #4 | |
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Here's my take on this, as a Subaru dealer tech. Our dealer is fairly large, so warranty jobs like this usually go to an hourly kid. That's because a flat-rate tech will only get 1 hour for the job, which isn't a lot. These hourly techs- usually young and inexperienced and lazy- may not have felt like doing the work, but took full advantage of a joy ride in an STi. I'm going to go out on a limb and say they didn't use a dial indicator to check the lateral run-out of the rotors? And they don't know how to reset the max boost. 7 miles is excessive to check for warped rotors. I'd have it figured out in under 2. And even if I couldn't feel any pulsation, I'd still do a rotor cut. I'll fudge numbers for warranty to keep any customer happy. In my opinion, they blasted around in your car, and didn't even fix it. Bitch to the dealer, and if that doesn't work, bitch to SOA. Either way, I wouldn't go to that dealer anymore. |
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08-02-2020, 02:06 AM | #5 |
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I would like to see what their "book" tells them about performing a brake test for rotor out of round during the "road test" since an out of round rotor can be measured without a road test. 7 miles is a long ride, and how can you be sure the computer WASTN reset and that it wasnt driven even further than that??
I wouldnt worry about the boost on a cold engine. 16 PSI is no where near an overboost that could damage something. Also when the engine is warming up it will be running richer so chances of a lean pop are very low. |
08-02-2020, 11:57 AM | #6 |
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First of all, rotors rarely physically warp. I really wish people would get a clue and stop calling it that. Brake rotors accumulate brake pad dust and sometimes this bakes on the rotor, creating deposits, which can cause pulsations when applying the brake pedal.
These are easily removed. You don't really want to know what happens to your car left for service in Dealerships or other service shops. Most places are pretty good but, as CaptainSlowbaru stated earlier, there are techs who will abuse customer's cars. I've known Dearlerships who have fired more than one tech when they found out what was going on. Take it to the Service Manager and then to the Dealership Manager if necessary. If you do not get satisfaction, then take it to SoA and make sure you give them a full account in writing of everything. Get the Tech's name who worked on your car. Get the Service Manager's name. Get the Dealership Manager's name Document Day, time, etc. |
08-02-2020, 12:40 PM | #7 |
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Not related to your immediate query, but if you have been braking hard don't leave your foot on the brake once you are stopped at the light or wherever, the area under the pads will not cool down as fast as the rest of the disc causing warping.
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08-02-2020, 01:31 PM | #8 | |
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95% of us will never see real rotor abuse. |
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08-02-2020, 05:48 PM | #9 |
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Hey guys, thanks for all the replies. I do not think there is a reason to hit 16.6 psi/wot when looking for a brake problem on a stock car with 16k miles. If it were say, 8 psi I wouldn’t care. I will be contacting the dealer tomorrow and I’ll see what the dealership says.
On another note, I am not at all hard in this car. I was commuting 35 miles to work from October through March, and would go days without hitting any boost. So I’m not sure why the brakes will not be perfect. It’s subtle, but definitely something feels off. Again, thanks for everyone’s input. -Dylan |
08-02-2020, 11:23 PM | #10 | |
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Of course if they isnpected/worked on the brakes and then took the car to their favorite drive through fast food joint, and were ripping through the gears and launching at every green light then thats different. Its possible they were re "bedding" the pads to the rotors which would involve some quick accelerations up to 60 MPH followed by aggressive braking, a process that is repeated 6 or so times until the brakes get hot, and then the car needs to be driven for at LEAST 15 minutes at a steady speed without hitting the brakes to a full stop, so there are scenarios where what you saw is completely normal. And in that case threatening to sue, over a 16 PSI boost recording is premature. |
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08-03-2020, 06:48 AM | #11 |
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I'd say it is unlikely you warped rotors on an STI. Rotors can absolutely warp, but this car has pretty substantial brakes for it's weight, so street driving makes that almost impossible. Probably just need a clean up.
agreed it is annoying somebody went for a 7 mile drive, but you still don't really know the car was abused. Hitting peak boost sure isn't abuse otherwise you couldn't drive the car. |
08-03-2020, 07:02 AM | #12 |
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7 miles to warm up the car. Then hit boost and jab on the brakes.
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08-03-2020, 10:16 AM | #13 |
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Re-bed your brakes. This might clean them up and get rid of the pulsating feel.
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08-03-2020, 01:36 PM | #14 | |
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Dealer hit boost when in for brake work
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That’s it. Nothing about road test. I will say, a tech ought to road test to verify the complaint, or verify a repair, but 7 miles is completely unnecessary. And there was no repair to verify here, so that makes it worse. |
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08-04-2020, 11:41 AM | #15 |
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I learned this lesson already. My dealer won't road test my car unless I'm with them. They road tested my car and hit max boost on my passenger airbag recall. The car left my wife and daughters stranded a few miles from the dealer. Let's just say it didn't end well!
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08-04-2020, 04:51 PM | #16 | |
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OP, call them on it. I don't see any reason to hit high boost on your car either. You can work the brakes hard without a lot of boost but I digress. To the folks talking about warped rotors, aren't we getting into semantics? I think most folks know that pulsating brake feel is not caused by a change in geometry due to heat but I think everyone says warped rotors due to run out, even if it's only one one side and regardless of the root cause. |
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08-04-2020, 05:09 PM | #17 | |
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That's mainly because people keep calling them "warped" when they are not. And then people ask what rotors they should get as replacements because theirs are " warped ". Perpetuating a myth by constantly using inappropriate terms. Better to educate than go along. Last edited by Samurai Jack; 08-04-2020 at 05:20 PM. |
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08-04-2020, 05:20 PM | #18 | |
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08-04-2020, 07:42 PM | #19 | |
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08-04-2020, 08:39 PM | #20 | |
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I said that people mistakenly call pad deposits on a rotor as a warped rotor because that myth keep getting perpetuated by people who do not know what they are talking about. Rarely is a street rotor warped unless there is a manufacturing defect. Beat the crap out of them and it is possible, but then don't complain about it. |
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08-05-2020, 07:31 AM | #21 | |
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I wouldn't call that beating the crap out of them as I drove pretty normally but they clearly couldn't handle the additional load. And I checked them myself with a dial and they were sure as hell warped. When I replaced them and put back on the 16" wheels I never had the issue again. Obviously I went beyond what the rotor was ever designed for but still, going up in wheel size is a fairly normal practice and I wouldn't call it beating on anything. Plus, you don't have to get something glowing hot to do that. Tons of things can start making a rotor run out. Like floating calipers where the floating pins seize up, which is a classic issue with that crap design, so you end up basically pressing a pad on one side only and eventually ruin the whole system. |
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08-05-2020, 09:01 AM | #22 | |||
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But, what we continually see, and eventually comes out, is that the rotors were never physically warped and once the pad deposits were removed, magically the rotors were no longer " warped ". Constantly using the term " warped " for nothing more than pad deposits keeps pushing the myth of warped rotors, as opposed to actual physically warped rotors, which can happen due to a number of factors, but is not a normal occurrence. Now, back to the OPs original post: Absolutely no reason for the Dealer / Tech to put a car in high boost just to test the brakes. Just goes bad to bad Techs who get away with beating in Customer's cars, but we already covered that earlier. Go after the Dealer. |
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08-05-2020, 10:02 AM | #23 | |
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But my theory was the increased wheel mass and higher inertia due to the larger diameter was a heavier load for the brake to stop, just like the affect bigger heavier wheels have on acceleration. Obviously I can't be positive that was the culprit but it never happened after that and I put 280k on the car. |
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08-05-2020, 10:20 AM | #24 | |
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My bet goes back to manufacturing defect of said rotors. This was a known Honda thing for a couple of years. Same thing would go for those who buy cheap rotors to save money. Cheap rotors are cheap for a reason |
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