DaveC66

I've had a pretty decent (getting horrendous now at 21K) pulsation from the brakes since 17K. I can actually see the glazing on the front rotors (haven't checked the rears yet) so I know I have to do something.

17K seems mighty early for new brakes & I might be able to talk my dealer into cutting the rotors for free, but I have my doubts as to how long that will last or if they'll give me a hard time/try to charge me for it ...

Does anyone have a solution to this issue that has outlasted the original pads/rotors or is this just a grin & bear it replace every 20K type of situation?

On my Wife's Honda Odysseys/Pilots, I just grin & bear it every 30K on the fronts & usually trade before the second brake job is due so I have been conditioned to that mileage for front brakes for about a decade at this point on heavier Automatic vehicles, but 20K to me is just too soon.

I realize the F-150 is 1K lb. heavier than the Hondas though, but I thought Ford would have accounted for this with the brakes & it would be a non-issue. I did do a search & see many people with this issue, but I haven't seen a confirmed solution that outlasts stock.

Also, I rarely tow/haul, but I do 80% brutal stop & go. My previous vehicles were much lighter & Manuals & I never did brakes before I traded them or had any pulsation so I do realize the F-150 is going to be a bit harder on the brakes in the same conditions due to the weight/Automatic, but 17K is tough to live with. Thanks, Dave.

Mlarv

Replace with the power stop and forget about it for awhile. 17k seems sort of fast to have to replace.

Bigcat1185

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I'm curious when others have had to replace brakes?

BCMIF150

It's very hard to do comparisons because everyone drives differently in widely varying conditions. When I lived in Atlanta the driving was much harder on my brakes then in suburban Michigan west Michigan.

DaveC66

Thanks for the suggestion. Have you done this to a 2015+ F-150? The reviews I read on are very shaky.

DaveC66

Did you drive an F-150 in both locations? My traffic is similar to Atlanta with Winter approaching Michigan so basically the worst of both worlds ...

BCMIF150

I did. I never noticed much different between winter and summer weather in Michigan.

STYLEZ24

best solution to pulsing brakes is new rotors. Dont be so hard on the new ones

DaveC66

Me neither other than all the salt rusting the brakes. How much longer do you brakes last now vs. Atlanta?

DaveC66

In a perfect world ... That said, I don't drive like a Grandma but I do drive all my vehicles the same way with widely varying results based on weight/transmission/brake system design. I thought based on the heavy loads/trailers that the F-150 can handle that it would have brakes to match.

They do stop well, just very little rotor life apparently.