Stinger Front Rotor "FAILURE" Warping at 7,000Kms

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Is anyone else having premature failure of front disc rotors on their Stinger under normal driving conditions?

Kia claims "Australia’s best unlimited seven-year warranty" this disappoints me as they are quick to place blame on the consumer.

I have made numerous attempts to contact their senior management in terms of having this issue remedied, however, they are simply not interested.

Kia Australia will not honour their warranty for premature disc failure and all warping.

If Kia is interested in keeping its "Stinger party faithful" the issue of disc rotor warping needs to be addressed urgently without being blown off by Kia Australia "front line customer service minions" being told "it’s simply wear and tear" and is not covered, yet Kia Australia openly advertise KIA run “TRACK DAYS” I bet they fit aftermarket rotors to avoid the embarrassment of rotor failure during these track days.

My question is, how does Kia Australia get off telling it customers that a warped rotor is a wear and tear item, when they advertise that the Stinger is capable of doing track days, to me this seems to be a blatant misrepresentation of Stinger’ brake performance as my rotors warped during city, freeway driving and occasional country drives.

Kia, should step up and admit that the rotors "are not for for purpose" and warp under normal driving purposes, let alone track days, I'll call "Bull Tish" on that!

As quoted "Time to play race cars with Kia Australia" - NOT REALLY the Stinger is not capable of a hard stop without killing its brakes !

I'm more than happy to bring my own Stinger to a track day not some "press prepared" vehicle to prove the short comings of the substandard braking system.

Your thoughts please?
 
Welcome to the forum and the #1 most talked about issue with the Stinger: crappy factory front brake pads. The rotors aren't warped it's the OE brake pads leaving deposits on rotors causing the pulsation. more info here: FAQ: Vibration under braking: warped rotors? NO!

TLDR change to quality aftermarket brake pads, bed them in on the factory rotors and the problem will be solved and won't come back.

IMO it's a waste of time dealing with the dealership on this matter. Front pads are easy to replace and are fairly inexpensive. It sucks but I'd rather spend $100 than several days going back and forth to a dealership to not fix the issue properly.
 
Great info...suggestions for replacement?
 
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Welcome to the forum and the #1 most talked about issue with the Stinger: crappy factory front brake pads. The rotors aren't warped it's the OE brake pads leaving deposits on rotors causing the pulsation. more info here: FAQ: Vibration under braking: warped rotors? NO!

TLDR change to quality aftermarket brake pads, bed them in on the factory rotors and the problem will be solved and won't come back.

IMO it's a waste of time dealing with the dealership on this matter. Front pads are easy to replace and are fairly inexpensive. It sucks but I'd rather spend $100 than several days going back and forth to a dealership to not fix the issue properly.
Great info...suggestions for replacement?
 
Great info...suggestions for replacement?
Just about any quality manufacturer will work, I know we have people with EBC, Centric, and Stoptech that are happy with the change.
 
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Is anyone else having premature failure of front disc rotors on their Stinger under normal driving conditions?
As @RogueIV said: it isn't the rotors. A few rotors have gotten hot enough to develop cementite (hardening of random spots on the disc), but it is very rare because it takes a ton of sustained heat to do that. Rotors don't warp on street cars, not even when tracked.

The reason why Kia doesn't always (or even often) bother answering these complaints is because they are not a brake failure per se: they are an annoyance. Depending on the dealership, you'll get blown off: or you'll get your discs replaced FOUR times (a member here has had that done, under warranty). But your car is not unsafe to drive when the brakes pulsate/shudder. In the US, after 12K miles the warranty on brakes is over and done with anyway, and you're on your own. Even so, Kia has replaced rotors and/or pads even thousands of miles beyond 12K miles, "as a good will gesture". So, you'll have to try your luck I guess. Welcome to the forum. :thumbup:
 
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