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04-29-2018, 06:50 PM
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Poor brake power on my Mazda5
I have driven many regular cars in the past, except my friend's Ford Tempo, never encounter poor brake power. When it comes to a stop, I depress the brake pedal and feel the pads are gripping the rotors, but it won't come to a complete stop unless I press the pedal mucher harder.
The mechanic said my front pads have 70% and 50% at the back. So I recently replaced the rear pads and I can't tell the brake power improved. The mazda guys said oem brake system is quite good, so wonder if it is my car problems?
What should I check/do next?
- new front brake pads
- brake fluid flush
- check brake booster
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04-29-2018, 07:00 PM
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When was the last time you bled the brakes? I'd start with that as it's cheap/easy to do.
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04-29-2018, 07:04 PM
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When was the last time you bled the brakes? I'd start with that as it's cheap/easy to do.
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The car has 64,000km when I bought it in March, not sure about the maintenance history, but my mechanic said the brake fluid level and colour are normal.
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04-29-2018, 07:07 PM
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check the rotors to see if you can see your reflection, your pads are probably good but your rotors might be glazed causing the pads not to bite properly
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04-29-2018, 09:56 PM
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I'd flush the fluid first. It's hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs moisture. It can look new and still be bad.
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04-29-2018, 10:15 PM
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Flush the fluid first and go from there
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05-01-2018, 08:23 PM
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Mazda 5 owner here. Just the way it is with this car. I brought a 2014 brand new back then and the brake is weak from factory. I guess it use the same brake from mazda 3 but carrying all the extra weight for the 5
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05-01-2018, 10:12 PM
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The car has 64,000km when I bought it in March, not sure about the maintenance history, but my mechanic said the brake fluid level and colour are normal.
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IIRC it's possible for the brake fluid level to be normal when you look from reservoir but still have air pockets in the actual brake lines. I would bleed it first if it was up to me. I usually bleed every year or 2 years.
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05-01-2018, 11:35 PM
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will try front pad + front rotor + bleed the fluid all at once.
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05-02-2018, 06:45 AM
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Definitely flush the brake fluid first.
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05-02-2018, 10:37 AM
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Some cars just have super mushy brakes. My wife's Lexus es350 is exactly this. You gotta really stomp on it to get any decent braking performance.
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