Mental_Atom Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Hey Everyone, My car has done about 1200 miles now and I'm trying to decide if there's something wrong with the brakes or if it's just my imagination. When I first got the car they were super grabby, so as soon as I touched the pedal it'd slow down. I liked that, filled me with confidence. Now, I know that as they bed in they get a bit less like that (or so I'm told), but it's got to the stage now where it feels like for the first 1/3 of the pedal travel it's doing pretty much nothing. Feels like effort to have to stop from 10mph as I have to apply so much force to the pedal. Does this sound similar to how your brakes behave? Is it just how they are? I've let my dad loose in my car this evening for the first time to see what he thinks... Feedback and suggestions please good people :) Thanks in advance! I thought they were gonna check this at the inspection service yesterday as they said they would, but as they only spent 10 mins on it I find that unlikely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPig Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 The brakes will bed in and you will get used to them. My 2011 Fiesta was serviced this week and they gave me a 3K mile ecoboost as a courtesy car and I though the brakes were really grabby(?) compared to my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental_Atom Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 The brakes will bed in and you will get used to them. My 2011 Fiesta was serviced this week and they gave me a 3K mile ecoboost as a courtesy car and I though the brakes were really grabby(?) compared to my car. That's the thing though, surely they should have got better, not worse as they've bedded in. I'm pretty sure brakes don't take 1000 miles to bed in? They're not grabby at all :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ffoxy Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 You also get used to them so the grabby effect lessens as you naturally compensate. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Sounds like there's something wrong to me. You can tell when something has got worse, for example I've never really thought about the brakes in my ST while driving so that kind of tells me they're working as they should. It's probably worth having a word with the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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