Thanks to its toughness, durability, and heat-handling properties, steel has long been the material of choice for building automobile braking system components. In fact, steel is used to create many ...

It is discouraging to look through those fancy alloy wheels of your pride and joy to see rusted rotors, brakes that were nice and shiny when you parked the car. Rust can start to accumulate on the ...

I bought a new ’08 Nissan Maxima. As I was slowing down, I heard noises coming from the front brakes. I went back to the dealer and the service department manager said the front brakes and rotors had ...

WARREN, MICHIGAN - There may be nothing worse for the enthusiast than returning from a trip to find rusty brake rotors peeking out from under fancy wheels after just a couple of days in the airport ...

Q. My three-year-old Toyota Highlander has 33,000 miles and is still under warranty. The front disc brakes were all rusted, and the dealer said the brake rotor needs to be changed. Apparently, this is ...

I own a 2007 Mazda RX8 with only 28,000 km on the odometer. I rarely drive it during the winter and it is always garaged. I am disgusted with the way the brake rotors rust so easily. I can park it for ...

This tungsten carbide layer means no rust, significantly less brake dust, and they don't have brake fade typical of cast-iron brake rotors. The tungsten carbide layer is applied using high velocity ...

Q: I have a 2012 Honda CR-V with 17,000 miles on the odometer. The car is 18 months old. I recently heard a grinding, scraping noise from the rear brakes. I brought the car to the dealer and was told ...

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Q–We have a ’94 Honda Accord, which sat in our driveway for about three weeks undriven. When I went to drive the car, it sounded terrible, something was rubbing and making a clunk noise. The Honda ...

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