Brake Rotor Service in Ontario, CA

Signs That Your Rotors Need to Be Replaced

• Visual Clues: Easily the best way to tell if your rotors are worn or otherwise damaged in some way, to visually examine your rotors, you may need to remove your wheels to be able to see the rotors. If you have spoked wheels, you should be able to simply look through the spokes to view the rotors. What you are looking for are bluish tinges (caused by heat damage from excessive friction forces), grooves, or other imperfections.
• Bad Vibrations: When you depress the brakes, you may feel vibrations through the pedal, vibrations in the steering wheel, or both, which indicate an uneven surface on the rotors and the pads not getting good contact with the rotor surfaces.
• Noisy Braking: Squeaking or squealing noises when you apply your brakes can indicate worn or warped rotors. Warped rotors will squeak, and severely warped rotors will produce grinding sounds. A brake inspection by our expert technicians at Mark Christopher Cadillac will help us determine whether your rotors are worn or damaged.

Frequency of Rotor Replacement

If you are wondering if there is a standard time frame in which rotors need to be replaced, the short answer is, it depends. Rotors can wear out as soon as 30,000 miles or as much as 70,000 miles or more depending on your situation. For example, the environment you drive in, and your driving habits can both influence the life of your rotors and your pads.  Stop-and-go traffic is another factor, as is the weight of your vehicle and the quality of the parts used in your braking system.

The good news is that you don’t have to guess if your rotors are worn or damaged. You can let our expert technicians at Mark Christopher Cadillac inspect them and make recommendations on whether work can be done to correct the problem or if you need rotor replacement.