5 Signs Your CDJR Vehicle Needs a Brake Repair

When your brakes need some TLC, you’ll see, feel, and hear it. There are so many different signs that you need a brake repair, and you should know as many of them as possible so you can identify when there’s a problem. Once you know there’s an issue, you can head to your CDJR dealer to get it fixed.

Your Brake Pads Look a Little Thin

Brake pads need to be 1/4 of an inch thick for safe driving. Every few weeks, look between the spokes of your wheels and try to get a look at the brake pads. If they look very thin, then visit the dealer to get your brake pads checked out.

Your Brake Pad Wear Indicator Is Revealed

When your brake pads wear down a lot, the material wears away to reveal a metal brake pad wear indicator. This indicator scratches against your rotors and creates a high-pitched squealing noise. This sound tells you that you need to get new brake pads.

If you go too long without changing your brake pads once they get too thin, then you’ll start hearing a grinding sound instead of a squealing one. This tells you that you need new brake pads and that the rotors may be damaged.

Your Car Begins Pulling to One Side

There are several potential problems with your brakes that may cause your car to pull to one side when you step on the brake pedal. Often, this pulling is a sign that the brakes on one side of your car can’t engage properly. However, it can also be a sign that you need new brake fluid because the old fluid is contaminated.

Your Brake Pedal Doesn’t Feel Normal

There’s typically some resistance when you put your foot down on the brake pedal. If there’s no resistance, then there’s definitely an issue somewhere in your braking system.

Your Brake Pedal Pulsates or Vibrates

You should only feel feedback in your brake pedal when you have anti-lock brakes and slam on the brakes in an emergency. If the pedal pulsates or vibrates while you’re braking normally, then something is wrong. Warped rotors are one potential issue you may have when the brake pedal starts vibrating.

Need to get your brakes fixed? Stop by Bedford Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Bedford, PA, and we’ll take care of it for you.

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