BRAKE SHUDDER ISSUE

[Macktheknife]

10,000 k's up,and started to get the shudder at about 8,000.

Gradually got worse and is currntly booked in for repair.

will post the outcomes.

Mack......

[Guest neilmc]

I'd like to ask a few questions so I can help understand this problem alittle better so I can work towards a solution.

I work in the brake industry but don't own nor have driven a BA yet so I'm just going on what I have read and heard.

Is this problem exclusive to XR6T and XR8 or does it effect normal run of the mill road cars ?

Does the XR6T and XR8 have different factory pads to the std car ?

I'm driving a Fairmont at the moment that developed the same shudder described here at about 16000km.

[Cro]

Mine is getting really bad, and I think it's effecting my wheel alignment...

I have not hit a pothole, and drive really slow (at a snails pace) over speed humps, drive ways, and other bumps in the road....

Any speed above 80 sends the steering wheel shaking like you wouldn't believe...

[Guest]

Cro sounds as if you have gone fishing latley and ran out of sinkers. You shouldnt improvise like that!

[Macktheknife]

Cro

Maaaattee

If it's that bad you should have had it to the dealer yesterday

Not good. Souds like you may have losy a wheel weight or something.

[aniken]

Mine is getting really bad, and I think it's effecting my wheel alignment...

I have not hit a pothole, and drive really slow (at a snails pace) over speed humps, drive ways, and other bumps in the road....

Any speed above 80 sends the steering wheel shaking like you wouldn't believe...

You mean braking from speeds above 80 :o

Mine generally shudders if I brake lightly, doesn't matter what speed - although if I am going over 80, then any braking is generally done with a bit of force on the pedals, so it wouldn't shudder as much I guess

Sounds good, your doesn't. Take it in I would.

[Trumpy]

Well I thought I was a lucky one and didnt have the shudder. I had a light pulse in the brakes just before my 15000 service, so I got them to deck them down then instead of waiting and having to make another trip back to the dealer.

That was last week, and now I have full on shudder when braking from speed. The shudder has been getting progressively worse since the service.

I have given them a call to ask why it is now worse after them machining them, and they just said that Ford are working on the problem, dont know the timeframe until resolution, and we just have to keep machining them until they are at replacement thickness and install new ones.

Oh well, sh*t happens...

[Guest dbasteve]

Is there any room on the poll choices for;

" I had originally voted no shudder but now do"

Auto's are leading the pack!

No downshifting = more load on the brakes.

[Cro]

You mean braking from speeds above 80

Mine generally shudders if I brake lightly, doesn't matter what speed - although if I am going over 80, then any braking is generally done with a bit of force on the pedals, so it wouldn't shudder as much I guess

Sounds good, your doesn't. Take it in I would.

My brakes shudder from any speed...

I was talking about my steering...

Speeds over 80 make my steering wheel shake real bad, on or off the brakes...

[Mondie]

l agree Steve.

There does seem to be more members coming forward with shudder.

This must be costing Ford big in both $$ and credibility.