This is about my 2018 Nissan Rogue, 4 cylinder, CVT, 4 wheel ABS, it has 45,000 miles on it now. It has a problem that just started a few days ago, when I put on the brakes, it slows down like normal but when I get to about 10 to 15 mph and am nearly stopped it feels like the brakes grab and the braking motion is not smooth and easy like it normally should be. There is no abnormal noise that I can hear, there is no pulsation or vibration in the pedal, and no shaking or vibration in the steering wheel. The car tracks in a straight line when braking and does not pull to one side or the other. The wheels do not feel abnormally hot and I have not smelled any "hot brakes" after driving. It's not like it tries to stand me on my head but it definitely feels like I just stomped on the brake pretty hard, but it only happens when the car is slowing down almost to a stop.
I bought the car in January last year, it had 41,000 miles on it. When I bought it I had the Nissan dealer do a brake fluid flush, put on a set of new OEM Nissan pads on the front and turn the front rotors. The rear brakes were OK then and as far as I know are still OK now. This grabbing problem definitely is coming from the front brakes.
Any idea what might cause this kind of problem? I did search here and on Google but did not find much info other than just a few posts saying this might be warped rotors or possibly the caliper slide pins need to be cleaned and lubed. I have no way to know if the Nissan dealer did anything with the caliper pins. If they did, it's not on the invoice. I know anything is possible but I have a hard time believing rotors can warp that bad in only 4,000 miles. Please correct me if I am wrong on that. I work at home and don't drive a lot.
I plan on pulling the calipers and pads to get a good look at the brakes on all 4 wheels this weekend. Whether they look bad or not I will clean and grease all of the slide pins but would still very much appreciate any help here. Thanks.
I bought the car in January last year, it had 41,000 miles on it. When I bought it I had the Nissan dealer do a brake fluid flush, put on a set of new OEM Nissan pads on the front and turn the front rotors. The rear brakes were OK then and as far as I know are still OK now. This grabbing problem definitely is coming from the front brakes.
Any idea what might cause this kind of problem? I did search here and on Google but did not find much info other than just a few posts saying this might be warped rotors or possibly the caliper slide pins need to be cleaned and lubed. I have no way to know if the Nissan dealer did anything with the caliper pins. If they did, it's not on the invoice. I know anything is possible but I have a hard time believing rotors can warp that bad in only 4,000 miles. Please correct me if I am wrong on that. I work at home and don't drive a lot.
I plan on pulling the calipers and pads to get a good look at the brakes on all 4 wheels this weekend. Whether they look bad or not I will clean and grease all of the slide pins but would still very much appreciate any help here. Thanks.