2013 Taurus SHO PP brake issue

ZSHO said:
To the OP probably would be a great idea to get a brake fluid flush while your in that area,check out this link on brake fluid flush that might be helpful from any moisture buildup which can lead to degrading performance,pics below of a handy tool kit which can be useful.  Z          http://www.carid.com/articles/why-is-it-important-to-do-brake-fluid-flush.html.  Choosing brake pads article.       http://www.carid.com/articles/which-performance-brake-pads-work-best-on-my-car.html
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Yea, the plan is to bleed them out and see how the fluid looks throughout the system, and if that goes poorly than the info you included will get the plan "b" treatment.
 
I certainly agree with SHOdded because they do sit on the lot for quite sometime new or used,my previous 13 NON PP had a build date of 9/12 and it was purchased on 8/13 sitting god knows where.  Z
 
All those new pads in the pics look sooooo much better lol

I have been asking around some of my coworkers and the majority say that they replace their pads once a year if not a tad sooner. I think the higher speeds mixed with faster and harder stopping pushes the American brakes quite a bit more than what they would get in the states. I am going to ask my neighbors to see what kind of maintenance cycle they do for their brakes. Germans do spend tons at their mechanics that's "fo sho"!
 
ZSHO said:
I certainly agree with SHOdded because they do sit on the lot for sometime,my previous 13 NON PP was purchased on 8/13 and had a build date of 9/12,almost a year sitting god knows where.  Z
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Yeah, have no clue on where it sat before the first buyer got it, but it did get shipped here, and now that you mention it, cars sit on those boats for about 2 months. The environment is very humid, my furniture had mold on it when we opened our crates...That poor car might have seen more hardships than I originally thought.
 
Its just the pads...i have a 1 ton work truck with a box on it...its constantly loaded...the oem ford brakes on the front lasted 60k...

I wouldnt say the driving is any harder in germany...have u ever seen a soccer mom in an suv or minivan or escalade go stop light to stop light?....i swear some people in america think its a race to see who can get to the next redlight the fastest...i mean u can already see the next redlight ahead and they take off all the same lol...
 
I would not worry as AJ mentioned,have seen so many cases of warped rotors on these cars and even brand new 15 SHO'S exhibiting rust on the rotors and not due to rainfall,just get yourself some good pads all around and enjoy the ride.  Z
 
Very true, it could just be my perception because I drive very much faster than what I did back in the US. I lived in Japan for 3 years before coming here too, and the speed limits there were so slow that I went to the complete opposite side of the spectrum lol their highway speeds topped at 70 kph in my area, my cars never got to see 100...
 
ZSHO said:
I would not worry as AJ mentioned,have seen so many cases of warped rotors on these cars and even brand new 15 SHO'S exhibiting rust on the rotors and not due to rainfall,just get yourself some good pads all around and enjoy the ride.  Z
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Agreed, read up on opinions about rotors and pads, got some EBCs coming for all four corners. Blew my modding budget for the year already and only 10 days in lol
 
SMITHN10SHO said:
SHOnUup said:
My stock pads were cracked when I replaced them at 35k.

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Sounds like a quality issue from the manufacturers side. No good...
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I'm thinking they weren't designed to hot lap at Milan Dragway during Livernois Customer Appreciation Day too. Think that was root cause?

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These brakes would never survive commuting in Atlanta. I don't know how I made it through there without rear ending someone! LOL
 
SHOnUup said:
SMITHN10SHO said:
SHOnUup said:
My stock pads were cracked when I replaced them at 35k.

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Sounds like a quality issue from the manufacturers side. No good...
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I'm thinking they weren't designed to hot lap at Milan Dragway during Livernois Customer Appreciation Day too. Think that was root cause?

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lol Maybe not, but for a car that was designed as a,"Go to the track for the day and then go get the kids," they really should be better at long beatings.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/reviews/a18234/2013-ford-taurus-sho-with-performance-package/
 
Haha...go to the track

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Definitely some operator error here too...

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SMITHN10SHO said:
SHOnUup said:
My stock pads were cracked when I replaced them at 35k.

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Sounds like a quality issue from the manufacturers side. No good...
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Its an engineering issue, gen 4.1 was horribly underbraked from the factory.

With Rich piloting I'd say it's a miracle they lasted that long, lol, and no offense Rich!
 
SMITHN10SHO said:
SHOnUup said:
SMITHN10SHO said:
SHOnUup said:
My stock pads were cracked when I replaced them at 35k.

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Sounds like a quality issue from the manufacturers side. No good...
Click to expand...
I'm thinking they weren't designed to hot lap at Milan Dragway during Livernois Customer Appreciation Day too. Think that was root cause?

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lol Maybe not, but for a car that was designed as a,"Go to the track for the day and then go get the kids," they really should be better at long beatings.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/reviews/a18234/2013-ford-taurus-sho-with-performance-package/
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Your car had 21K when you got it. Who knows how it was abused prior. My 2013 was fine (besided the grinding noise made when hot from day 1) when i traded it at 33K and I promise I was not nice to it.

I've not seen any testing where Fade or wear at the track has been an issue.

 
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