SF Pacer
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- First Name
- Adam
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- Aug 19, 2018
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- San Francisco
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- 2 door JL Sport S
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I have a 2dr JL Sport S, 3500 miles, and have noticed a couple of things regarding the brakes:
1. They seem a bit...mushy. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I know it's not a high-performance car but going down hills, I live in San Francisco, I would say the stopping power leaves a lot to be desired. I actually would be quite nervous about stopping suddenly if I had to. I've never had that feeling in a modern car before.
2. They seem to run hot, particularly the front ones. I don't have any hard evidence (temperatures) but once shortly after arriving home, I washed the car and when rinsing off the front wheels noticed the water steaming off. I also seem to smell what I think are the brakes once I turn the car off and shut the garage door. There are three or four fairly steep downhills on the way to my house but would that cause excessive heat?
I'm likely going to get it checked out when I take it in for an oil change next week but just wanted to see what others thoughts were.
1. They seem a bit...mushy. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I know it's not a high-performance car but going down hills, I live in San Francisco, I would say the stopping power leaves a lot to be desired. I actually would be quite nervous about stopping suddenly if I had to. I've never had that feeling in a modern car before.
2. They seem to run hot, particularly the front ones. I don't have any hard evidence (temperatures) but once shortly after arriving home, I washed the car and when rinsing off the front wheels noticed the water steaming off. I also seem to smell what I think are the brakes once I turn the car off and shut the garage door. There are three or four fairly steep downhills on the way to my house but would that cause excessive heat?
I'm likely going to get it checked out when I take it in for an oil change next week but just wanted to see what others thoughts were.
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