I have a 2003 Allroad 2.7T and just replaced the front brakes three months ago. They also replaced a CV boot during the brake job. Just recently the car shudders severly upon braking and then stops once the pedal is depressed at a certain point.

I brought the car in for service and they told me my rotors were warped. I asked how this could happen so soon and I was told that any puddle,water,ice,etc. could have hit the brakes while they were hot causing the rotors to warp. I was also told since it was All-wheel drive, it has TWO axles so they rotors get hotter.......are you kidding me? Bottom line I was told $150 for resurfacing, but they will be too thin afterwards and $275 to replace both front rotors.

Thoughts on price or did they do a shoddy job the first time? Aren't rotors supposed to be much more resilient than this?

 

Sounds pretty shady to me. Was it an independent mechanic or the stealership?

Rotors go years through massive amounts of temperature changes and incredible abuse...I don't care how badly you treat them, they should last longer than 3 months, unless you are driving your car on the track constantly.

 

Not too likely water warped your rotors. More than likely who ever put the wheels back on over torqued them. Or torque them out of sequence. I have never heard of water ruining rotors. If that was the case everytime it rained we would all need new rotors. Also, if you put real OEM Audi rotors on it, they don't ever seem to warp do to heat.

 

They should have checked your rotors out (i.e. measured width) when they put new brake pads on...or did they replace the rotors too? It's usually not too hard to tell if you need to resurface/machine your rotors or replace them.

I sell auto parts and I see this happen all the time. When you replace a set of pads, you have got to check the rotors because both the pads and rotors will sort of conform to each other over a period of time. A fresh set of pads on slightly warped rotors can create a big problem pretty quick if the job is not done properly.

$150 for resurfacing!?!? Most places around where I live only charge $10-$30 per rotor to do that work, unless the shop you're at is doing something special?
And so far from what I can tell, the rotors are not cheap to replace. The place I work at sells them for like $120 each....but i've seen them as low as $70 through one of our second source companies.

 

I've owned a 2003 Allroad 2.7 T for nearly 3 years now and am facing a third rotor replacement job ... you guessed it, the dealer is saying the rotors are warped! All service has been done by the dealer. In a flash of brilliance I bought the extended warranty when I bought the car used from them. I just picked up the car after having the leaking steering rack replaced ... under the warranty. They said it would have cost at least $2500 w/o the warranty.
So back to the warped rotors: I'm told by the svc tech there that Audi trimmed the weight of the rotors so much, they can't/shouldn't be resurfaced. So, I'm now faced with replacing them every year now, for an out of pocket cost of $500+! Odd that all my other disc brake-equipped cars didn't experience that.
So, is there any relief we can get complaining to the manufacturer? A $500 rotor replacement job was not in the standard maintenance estimates I read.
Lastly, I'm more than capable of replacing them myself, but getting lazy as I age. Which type should I replace them with? there's slotted, cross-drilled, solid. does it really make a difference?
BTW, I don't drive the car very hard, so brake abuse is not the problem here. Appreciate any feedback on this.

 

here is my experience i personally would go slotted and crossdrilled here is why. my wife has a golf and i have an allroad, every 6-7 months my wifes rotors would warp vw with their bright ideas decided to make the rotors so thin to save weight that you cannot resurface so i had to keep buying oem rotors and brakes over and over again. This soon got very old so i bought a decent set of rotors not too expensive (ebay company) that were crosdrilled and slotted and a nice set of pads. Its been close to 3 years and the car stops with no shimmy shake or squeal. ps i do all my own brake jobs so i know everything is done right and at the right price. SO go cross drilled and slotted and vented if you can less heat means longer life when it comes to rotors. you have to remember the Allroad is a very heavy car so it calls for some decent stopping power.