2.0T Stinger Premium Brakes

[ftd]

Hey all, just got a new Stinger 2.0 Premium earlier this week, everything has been great except the brakes feel a little "weak" when I needed to do a harder stop than usual (hitting a red light for example)

Minor braking at highway speeds feels okay (say braking from 80 mph to 50mph)
It's just that when I need to come to a complete stop, when I press on the brake pedal, the first "bite" feels weak (if that makes any sense). Even though I press the brake pedal hard, it doesn't feel too effective when going from 50/60 to 20/30 mph and sort of ruins my confidence when I need to brake harder. Braking the last 20/30 mph feels fine though.

Has anyone else had this feeling with the 2.0 brakes?

Also, does anyone know what brakes are on the 2.0? Tried to look through the wheel, all I saw on the caliper was some tiny Kia/Hyundai branding, nothing else. I'm wondering if they need break in... I'm already at over 300 miles though.

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

Yep, I feel the same way. One of my only complaints with the car so far. I'm at about 850 miles or so.

 

[Bryan3.3]

2.0 guy here, I haven’t had any pedal fade or non responsiveness. My driving habits may be different though. I would suggest to keep in mind how big and heavy the car is and factor in to the distances kept between cars or stopping for traffic lights.

 

[Rufus]

I'm fairly confident we'll be seeing aftermarket pads fairly soon, perhaps in the next year or less. Chances are the brake assemblies used on the 2.0 are used in other models, perhaps the Optima? If they are an existing design, the chances of a pad upgrade being available rise significantly, depending on which other models might share components. If they were shared with the 2.0 Genesis coupe, then chances are good

 

[ftd]

I paid some more attention to them today, and it seems like this issue is the worst on first startup. It's not cold where I live, and I park in the garage (around 60 degrees F). I took them on some empty roads in the evening and did some harder braking, and after warming them up like this, the brake pedal seemed to feel more normal under harder braking circumstances. I'm not sure if this is indicative of still needing break-in, or some other issue. Or maybe they are just meant to be this way and need warm up (although all my previous cars had brakes feeling fine right from the get go)