Wondering if their is something wrong with my breaks..

MoragaLX · 02-02-2008, 04:09 AM

Just got my car few days ago, driven it for bout 500kms now, having this weird issue with my breaks happen only 2 or 3 times wondering if its normal.. Basicly when i slow down put the gear on neutral on a manual trans... and step on the breaks a lil and i feel and hear a grinding and popping sound on the break pedal, dunno what it is.... GRRR anyone have an Idea??? would be great thx!!

***msjwild3*** · 02-02-2008, 04:10 AM

ABS? If your not used to it, it feels like something is wrong.

MoragaLX · 02-02-2008, 04:20 AM

yup its my first time with ABS, used to have toyota celica with no gps, just when im about to slow down or stop it makes this sort of grinding sound like when you grind your shift but its on the break pedal and the pedal also vibrates.. is this is normal, just happen 2 or 3 time out of 500kms

MRK20 · 02-02-2008, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MoragaLX

Just got my car few days ago, driven it for bout 500kms now, having this weird issue with my breaks happen only 2 or 3 times wondering if its normal.. Basicly when i slow down put the gear on neutral on a manual trans... and step on the breaks a lil and i feel and hear a grinding and popping sound on the break pedal, dunno what it is.... GRRR anyone have an Idea??? would be great thx!!

You're spelling brakes wrong...

MoragaLX · 02-02-2008, 04:30 AM

ooops but ya... know wut i mean, glad to know just ABS haha never had it before celica dun have this haha

SPARTANER · 02-02-2008, 04:34 AM

Seems to me that the ABS on the newer SI kicks in a lot more than other cars. I never felt the ABS grind until i got my SI. Maybe it has better brakes than my 98 Jeep GC.

MoragaLX · 02-02-2008, 05:28 AM

Yeah me too, never felt the grind even when driving my friend's car with ABS, first time i felt the grind, i was about to stop on an intersection and i accidentally let go of the pedal for a split second cause i got surprised i was like WTF... but now yeah i seee wuts up

bluesunit · 02-02-2008, 12:17 PM

Sounds like normal behavior for our ABS. It will kick in even under light braking if the road is at all uneven. The pedal will firm up and you will feel a tapping through it along with grinding sound. It's probably a function of the adaptive brake boosting, ABS, and electronic brake distribution.

***msjwild3*** · 02-02-2008, 04:00 PM

Ya personally I hate ABS. I would take the fuse out for it but then you always have the ABS light on your dash. I jsut dom't like the feeling of not being able to lock up your brakes.

ojefferyo · 02-02-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MoragaLX

Just got my car few days ago, driven it for bout 500kms now, having this weird issue with my breaks happen only 2 or 3 times wondering if its normal.. Basicly when i slow down put the gear on neutral on a manual trans... and step on the breaks a lil and i feel and hear a grinding and popping sound on the break pedal, dunno what it is.... GRRR anyone have an Idea??? would be great thx!!

i heard thaton my car the left front so i decided to take the wheel off to check and i found out that one of the calipers bolts was missing. i went to the dealer and got one, strange thing was the counter guy told me this is common.

GreyK20 · 02-02-2008, 06:28 PM

breaks u mean brakes

gary79 · 02-02-2008, 06:52 PM

sometimes brakes break.

MoragaLX · 02-03-2008, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ojefferyo

i heard that on my car the left front so i decided to take the wheel off to check and i found out that on of the calipers bolts was missing. i went to the dealer and got one, strange thing was the counter guy told me this is common.

wow that's krz i would personally go over there and tell them to give me a new car if i bought it brand new, i think they might have bs'd a lil bit there..

sometimes dealers do mess up, my friend bought a 350z once brand new.. he drove it out of the dealership and few kms later he heard a grinding sound in the engine.. apparently nissan forgot to put oil in his engine?!?!, haha soo dum, at first they offered his to just put oil and inspect it to make sure its okay... but eventually my friend complain that they may be future problems b/c of this,, so they actually gave him a new 350Z

cambodianricer · 02-03-2008, 03:32 AM

VSA= ABS + Traction control = no no.

yesterday i was auto x after my friend's s14 in an empty parking and i took this corner too hard the the ABS kicked it... i thought i popped a wheel! ha! i was trippin out. but then i just turn VSA off and then it was all fun

ojefferyo · 02-03-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MoragaLX

wow that's krz i would personally go over there and tell them to give me a new car if i bought it brand new, i think they might have bs'd a lil bit there..

sometimes dealers do mess up, my friend bought a 350z once brand new.. he drove it out of the dealership and few kms later he heard a grinding sound in the engine.. apparently nissan forgot to put oil in his engine?!?!, haha soo dum, at first they offered his to just put oil and inspect it to make sure its okay... but eventually my friend complain that they may be future problems b/c of this,, so they actually gave him a new 350Z

yeah bought the car brand new, had about 2500 miles when this happended but its ok now, no more problems *fingers crossed*

Leonard1818 · 02-03-2008, 04:51 PM

wow, n I thot are edjucashun system wuz in trouble...

06CivEXJon · 02-04-2008, 02:03 AM

ABS..man i hate that feeling..it feels like sand or rocks are stuck in the brakes or something but thats how ABS works in the Civics i guess.

MoragaLX · 02-04-2008, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 06CivEXJon

ABS..man i hate that feeling..it feels like sand or rocks are stuck in the brakes or something but thats how ABS works in the Civics i guess.

yuppp, specially in the snow and icy conditions i pretty much expect it to come on every time i brake

Duce2k · 02-04-2008, 12:17 PM

Take your time slowing down and it won't kick in as often, are you guys driving on gravel roads?

c130turboprop · 02-04-2008, 01:56 PM

the si's i know have that other system too, i dont know if it is associated with traction control or vsa, although both of those are pretty much the same. but the system i am talking about is say the roads are slick for whatever reason (snow, rain, ice, etc.) and your rear end starts to spin out on you the brakes on the rear will come on sortof like like abs and help straighten the car back out. that maybe the problem with whoever was autox'ing. now that i think about it, i think it is the vsa, but thought i would info you all.

02-02-2008, 04:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
MoragaLX Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: van, bc Posts: 20 Daryl iTrader: 0 / 0%	Wondering if their is something wrong with my breaks.. Just got my car few days ago, driven it for bout 500kms now, having this weird issue with my breaks happen only 2 or 3 times wondering if its normal.. Basicly when i slow down put the gear on neutral on a manual trans... and step on the breaks a lil and i feel and hear a grinding and popping sound on the break pedal, dunno what it is.... GRRR anyone have an Idea??? would be great thx!!

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MoragaLX Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: van, bc Posts: 20 Daryl iTrader: 0 / 0%	yup its my first time with ABS, used to have toyota celica with no gps, just when im about to slow down or stop it makes this sort of grinding sound like when you grind your shift but its on the break pedal and the pedal also vibrates.. is this is normal, just happen 2 or 3 time out of 500kms

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MoragaLX Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: van, bc Posts: 20 Daryl iTrader: 0 / 0%	ooops but ya... know wut i mean, glad to know just ABS haha never had it before celica dun have this haha

02-02-2008, 04:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
SPARTANER Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 213 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Seems to me that the ABS on the newer SI kicks in a lot more than other cars. I never felt the ABS grind until i got my SI. Maybe it has better brakes than my 98 Jeep GC.

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MoragaLX Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: van, bc Posts: 20 Daryl iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah me too, never felt the grind even when driving my friend's car with ABS, first time i felt the grind, i was about to stop on an intersection and i accidentally let go of the pedal for a split second cause i got surprised i was like WTF... but now yeah i seee wuts up

02-02-2008, 12:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
bluesunit Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA Age: 28 Posts: 299 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Sounds like normal behavior for our ABS. It will kick in even under light braking if the road is at all uneven. The pedal will firm up and you will feel a tapping through it along with grinding sound. It's probably a function of the adaptive brake boosting, ABS, and electronic brake distribution.

02-02-2008, 04:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
*msjwild3* 8th Civic Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 20 Posts: 2,506 Ryan iTrader: 2 / 100%	Ya personally I hate ABS. I would take the fuse out for it but then you always have the ABS light on your dash. I jsut dom't like the feeling of not being able to lock up your brakes.

02-02-2008, 06:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
GreyK20 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Behind A Viewfinder Posts: 914 iTrader: 4 / 100%	breaks u mean brakes

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gary79 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: quincy, illinois Posts: 185 iTrader: 0 / 0%	sometimes brakes break.

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cambodianricer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rside Posts: 4,991 Jason iTrader: 6 / 100%	VSA= ABS + Traction control = no no. yesterday i was auto x after my friend's s14 in an empty parking and i took this corner too hard the the ABS kicked it... i thought i popped a wheel! ha! i was trippin out. but then i just turn VSA off and then it was all fun

02-03-2008, 04:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
Leonard1818 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: OH Posts: 3,368 Leonard iTrader: 0 / 0%	wow, n I thot are edjucashun system wuz in trouble...

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06CivEXJon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monument/Colorado Springs Colorado Posts: 4,600 Jon iTrader: 0 / 0%	ABS..man i hate that feeling..it feels like sand or rocks are stuck in the brakes or something but thats how ABS works in the Civics i guess.

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Duce2k Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,916 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Take your time slowing down and it won't kick in as often, are you guys driving on gravel roads?

02-04-2008, 01:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
c130turboprop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 800 iTrader: 1 / 100%	the si's i know have that other system too, i dont know if it is associated with traction control or vsa, although both of those are pretty much the same. but the system i am talking about is say the roads are slick for whatever reason (snow, rain, ice, etc.) and your rear end starts to spin out on you the brakes on the rear will come on sortof like like abs and help straighten the car back out. that maybe the problem with whoever was autox'ing. now that i think about it, i think it is the vsa, but thought i would info you all.