Brake Judder
09-01-2009, 12:59 AM
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Hey guys. I'm new to this forum. Very very impressed with the amount of info one can get here! From the smallest to the biggest of issues.
I picked up a 2004 E60 a couple of weeks ago. One issue I have noted.
The brakes judder just before I arrive to a final halt. I have read on some threads that this is due to a "soft-stop feature".
The funny thing is, this issue is non existent when I am in sports mode.
I am getting this checked out next week, but anything I should be aware of prior to that?
I picked up a 2004 E60 a couple of weeks ago. One issue I have noted.
The brakes judder just before I arrive to a final halt. I have read on some threads that this is due to a "soft-stop feature".
The funny thing is, this issue is non existent when I am in sports mode.
I am getting this checked out next week, but anything I should be aware of prior to that?
09-01-2009, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by spamund' post='994704' date='Sep 1 2009, 04:59 AM
The brakes judder just before I arrive to a final halt.
09-01-2009, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by pukka' post='994803' date='Sep 1 2009, 10:02 PM
Judder or vibrate? Could be warped rotors.
Could be warped rotors. But like I said, it only happens when I am not in sports mode.
09-01-2009, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by e6t' post='994832' date='Sep 1 2009, 10:29 PM
could it be viewed as a niggle? or a true judder?
seriously... sounds like warped rotors... its odd though that it only happens in sport mode.
seriously... sounds like warped rotors... its odd though that it only happens in sport mode.
No vibration to steering wheel, and only happens when I approach a final halt. If I slightly release pressure on the brakes before stopping I can minimise or sometimes eliminate the niggle / judder. Further, it does not happen when I stop (heading downwards) on a hill. Seems like gravity has a part to play...
Yeah, it is very odd that it happens only in normal drive mode.
I guess I'll find out next week.
09-01-2009, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by spamund' post='994841' date='Sep 1 2009, 09:43 AM
hhmm.. maybe more a niggle.
No vibration to steering wheel, and only happens when I approach a final halt. If I slightly release pressure on the brakes before stopping I can minimise or sometimes eliminate the niggle / judder. Further, it does not happen when I stop (heading downwards) on a hill. Seems like gravity has a part to play...
Yeah, it is very odd that it happens only in normal drive mode.
I guess I'll find out next week.
No vibration to steering wheel, and only happens when I approach a final halt. If I slightly release pressure on the brakes before stopping I can minimise or sometimes eliminate the niggle / judder. Further, it does not happen when I stop (heading downwards) on a hill. Seems like gravity has a part to play...
Yeah, it is very odd that it happens only in normal drive mode.
I guess I'll find out next week.
i have had warped rotors in the past and i found that more aggressive/abrupt braking made the niggle/judder less apparent. maybe you drive more aggressively when in sport mode or on hills?
09-02-2009, 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobra 427' post='995058' date='Sep 2 2009, 02:35 AM
It's your transmission down shifting from 2nd to 1st gear - watch the RPMs when this happens.