Shatty Rotors

[98turboteg]

3 of my friends now own MSP's and i traded my car for a few days just for kicks. After driving the car , I noticed the brakes suck! They shake badly even at slow stops. I figured it was just this particular car, and maybe the owner slammed on the brakes at high speeds warping the rotors, but after asking teh other 2 owners I know, I found they too have the same problem.

My questions is, is there a know issue with MSP having easily warped rotors?

 

[Notorious]

Yep that warp easy. Mine are now warped for the second time. Although the brakes are very powerful in this car.

 

[98turboteg]

Well if anybody wants to get out of thier speed, thats the way. Just take it in 3 times for faulty warping rotors, and youve got yourself a lemon.

Not that I see any reason to get rid of an MSP, they seem pretty cool so far.

 

[Autox MSP]

7k miles and few autox with hard breaking. I have yet to have any warped rotors. Mine is one of the msp made in aug of 92.

 

[yashooa]

31k miles here and no warping at all. Just smooth stopping power.

 

[N1XRR]

My rotors feel like they're warped pretty bad. The thing is, I've NEVER heated the brakes up to the point where they should do this. I've done a few 60-70mph hard stops, but not in a row. I've NEVER autocrossed this car or gone to the mountians, I KNOW what warped brakes feel like and this is definetly warped. I'm taking it to Mazda tomorrow and we'll see what they say.

 

[girth]

Mine have been fine since May with AutoX-ing.

 

[low_psi]

hot spots will cause uneven pad wear and give the same feeling as a "warped" rotor btw

 

[unwrittenLaw]

Mine seem fine, but i noticed at highway speeds when i need to apply the breaks a little, the steering wheel shakes a bit...

They were making some grinding noises when I applied them at slow speeds, then I washed my car and wheels and the noise went away...maybe it was just built up brake dust/dirt...
The MSP still has decent breaks imo...

 

[Newf]

no problem here and the car stops faster then any Honda I've owned (Civic's preludes, accords etc )