Man nothing worse than cheap rotors. I tried aftermarket rotors once after about 10K they started to shimmy and pulsate. Go to to dealer and get OEM rotors.
Use only ceramic pads. No dust, no noise, last a lot longer. Not cheap though.
My wife rides her left foot on the brake and that has driven me crazy for 32 years. I resign myself that she needs brakes every 40K. My last pickup truck had 180K when I got rid of it and was on its second set of brakes
Traction control only kicks in if your turning hot laps around the neighborhood. even then it just taps the breaks in a very rapid procession for a very brief second of time.
Iv heard a lot of BS but unless you are married to Danaka Patrick I would question the Traction Control claim.
I have no idea what your wife’s driving style is, but I see so many people who are in the habit of driving as some speed that continually brings them up behind slower traffic, forcing them to use the brakes much, much more than a driver who does a better (less impatient?) job of keeping pace with traffic.
That being said, the engines on so many cars are turning so slowly at highway speed that taking one’s foot off the accelerator doesn’t reduce speed much at all. I be come aware of that every time I drive a rental car.
Replacement Rotors are generally not that much. Get those replaced too. You just have to check quality. The thicker the better as a rule. Find a real good (probably honda specalist) and discuss it with them. Also there are some forums which go into that stuff in greater detail than you ever want to hear.
I’ve never had that type of traction control on FWD, just a RWD Pickup but wear shouldn’t be a factor unless you are using the traction control i.e. having lots of fun.
I am assuming front since they wear out faster. All you have to do is measure the thickness of the disc to see if you can turn them. The neighborhood NAPA will turn discs for $15.
Why they would wear out so quickly is a mystery to me. But something you can do in 1/2 hour (R&R front brakes) is not something that would concern me doing every 3 years. Chances are the factory used incredibly cheap components. Get the lifetime pads and discs and they will probably last 10 years.
Either your wife rides the brakes..or the pads were very cheap..or your calipers are faulty.
I'm just a layman...but have changed rotors, calipers, drums, pads, shoes...enough for 3 men!! Ha!! Taught my oldest girl to change her own...at the time I gave her a Nissan Altima...that was the easiest brake changing car I ever worked on!!
GOOD LUCK!!
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What year is it?
rotors? I had my 1995 Honda Del Sol for 18 years (220,000 miles) and only replaced the rotors twice........I say twice but I only remember once and that was during the final year I had it, around 200,000 miles
First things first. Why did you take the car into the shop? Are you talking about rotors front and rear? ..or rear only? Traction control wouldn’t have any bearing on front rotors. And just a reminder, you get what you pay for.