thegrasshopper24

My fiance just purchased a 2002 Camaro that has 10K miles on it. She loves the car but the front rotors are warped bad. Is there a recall on the rotors or is she stuck having to get the rotors turned after 10K miles? What I am looking for is some sort of documentation referencing the problem. I know of the issues with the rotors on the 98-02 F-bodies, just want her to have something documented to take in with her to the dealer since I will not be in town. Thanks in advance.

morb|d

turn them if you have to. i wouldn't tho. they'll warp again in another 5k miles.

as far as i know there are no recalls and there is nothing documented from GM about this.

best thing to do, is get aftermarket rotors, such as powerslot, and an aftermarket set of brake pads together. You'll never face this problem again, until they both wear down from natural wear, of course...

casper 420

A common problem - those oEM rotors are just ****. My 98' is the same way.

SVD

Hey, Dan! Small world, isn't it?

There was an article about the warping problems of GM and Ford rotors. Seems that sometimes mechanics would tighten the lugnuts incorrectly, more force would be applied on the rotor in some places, and they would warp. The article suggested turning the rotors "on the car", then using a "star" pattern (tighten one lug then go to the opposite lug) to tighten the lugs. The article concerned a V8 Trans Am, but it might work for V6's too.

Oh, in case anyone is saying, "How the heck does he know this Dan guy", he's the President of my car club! Small world, isn't it!