Took a long trip in mountains of SW Colorado this weekend, and, my Legacy,
which just got it's 7500 mile service, developed a severe shaking of the
steering wheel when braking from 60 MPH or faster, that got markedly worse
as the brakes warmed. It also pulled to the right when braking. There was
no detectable pulling or vibration at up to 100 MPH, except when braking.

There was no pulsating of the pedal, and, none of this was noticeable at low
speeds. I've had no accidents, nor have I hit any potholes or anything.
Alignment and balancing was done at the 3000 Mile checkup.

I dropped it off at the dealer this afternoon to get it fixed. I assume
it's warped rotors, but, when I've had this before in other cars, the pedal
always pulsated.

Any ideas? Also, is this covered under the warranty (I've got Added
Security, too)?

Thanks.

My 1986 Honda Accord LSi warped it's rotors very early, and they turned
then. They went a few more miles the second time as I was much more gentle
on them, but still warped again over time. Also can be pad deposits on the
rotor as described in this forum before. When they did mine on the Accord,
they used a circular stone with the rotors still mounted on the car. The
1986 Accord had 13" rims so brake disc was undersized, and my friends with
the same car also had problems. My 2005 Forester XS has had no issues with
this at 43,000 miles. Both of mine had/have manual transmissions.

Blair


"Bill Bradley" <wdbradley3@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Took a long trip in mountains of SW Colorado this weekend, and, my Legacy,
> which just got it's 7500 mile service, developed a severe shaking of the
> steering wheel when braking from 60 MPH or faster, that got markedly worse
> as the brakes warmed. It also pulled to the right when braking. There
> was no detectable pulling or vibration at up to 100 MPH, except when
> braking.
>
> There was no pulsating of the pedal, and, none of this was noticeable at
> low speeds. I've had no accidents, nor have I hit any potholes or
> anything. Alignment and balancing was done at the 3000 Mile checkup.
>
> I dropped it off at the dealer this afternoon to get it fixed. I assume
> it's warped rotors, but, when I've had this before in other cars, the
> pedal always pulsated.
>
> Any ideas? Also, is this covered under the warranty (I've got Added
> Security, too)?
>
> Thanks.
>

Bill Bradley wrote:
> Took a long trip in mountains of SW Colorado this weekend, and, my Legacy,
> which just got it's 7500 mile service, developed a severe shaking of the
> steering wheel when braking from 60 MPH or faster, that got markedly worse
> as the brakes warmed. It also pulled to the right when braking. There was
> no detectable pulling or vibration at up to 100 MPH, except when braking.
>
> There was no pulsating of the pedal, and, none of this was noticeable at low
> speeds. I've had no accidents, nor have I hit any potholes or anything.
> Alignment and balancing was done at the 3000 Mile checkup.
>
> I dropped it off at the dealer this afternoon to get it fixed. I assume
> it's warped rotors, but, when I've had this before in other cars, the pedal
> always pulsated.
>
> Any ideas? Also, is this covered under the warranty (I've got Added
> Security, too)

If they pulled the front wheels for servicing,
I'd suspect loose lugnuts on one wheel.