Brake Maintenance Repair Service Charlotte NC
Dutch Miller Kia of Charlotte offers several brake services to ensure that your Kia vehicle is safe to drive. Proper brake functionality is of utmost importance in regards to vehicle performance and the safety of not only yourself and your vehicle's passengers but other drivers and their passengers as well. The Dutch Miller Kia of Charlotte Service Center offers several brake parts and services including front brake pad replacement, front brake rotor service, rear brake pad replacement, rear brake rotor service, brake squeal service, brake repair, brake cleaning, brake caliper lubrication, brake fluid change, and more. We service all makes and models at our Charlotte service center!
When Do Your Brakes Need Service?
They should be serviced before they get to the point where they don't stop anymore, that's for sure!
About The Modern Braking System:
Today's braking systems are composed of a number of parts that all work together to ensure that your vehicle stops properly. Most braking systems work in this way: when you depress the brake pedal, you are telling the master cylinder to compress brake fluid, which in turn sends hydraulic pressure through brake lines to each set of brakes at the wheels, and that activates your vehicle's brake pads (or shoes). These pads or (shoes) then make contact with spinning rotors (drums), slowing down or stopping the vehicle. There are more complicated systems that use sensors to activate the braking system, but the effect (stopping the vehicle) is the same.
So, how often you get brake service depends on the type of driving you do. City drivers need it more often than someone who does most of their driving on the interstate and highways.
The parts that make up your vehicle's brake system wear down over time and eventually need to be replaced. The most common brake repair is to replace your brake pads (or shoes). Regardless of what they are made of, brake pads wear each time you depress the brake pedal, and that's how the friction that stops the vehicle is created. If your brake pads are allowed to wear down too much without regular replacement, the metal backing that holds the pads will make contact with the brake's metal rotors (or drums) means that they need to be replaced as a result of the prolonged contact of metal parts without the pad as a buffer.
When Is It Time For Brake Service?
There are several warning signs that your vehicle's braking system can give you indicating service or repair is needed before it reaches the point of (1) potential failure or (2) additional repair. Using your senses of sight and touch, as well as the best indicator, listening, may alert you to a looming problem. Some common questions you should be asking yourself when you consider your vehicle's brake system's condition are:
Our Kia certified technicians and mechanics at the Dutch Miller Kia of Charlotte service center are to service today's complex brake systems. They will inspect your vehicle's braking system, and will let you know that if your vehicle's brakes are working the way they are designed to. If the braking system is not working properly, then they will diagnose any problems, and we will give you suggestions and a fair estimate for repair costs.
They should be serviced before they get to the point where they don't stop anymore, that's for sure!
About The Modern Braking System:
Today's braking systems are composed of a number of parts that all work together to ensure that your vehicle stops properly. Most braking systems work in this way: when you depress the brake pedal, you are telling the master cylinder to compress brake fluid, which in turn sends hydraulic pressure through brake lines to each set of brakes at the wheels, and that activates your vehicle's brake pads (or shoes). These pads or (shoes) then make contact with spinning rotors (drums), slowing down or stopping the vehicle. There are more complicated systems that use sensors to activate the braking system, but the effect (stopping the vehicle) is the same.
So, how often you get brake service depends on the type of driving you do. City drivers need it more often than someone who does most of their driving on the interstate and highways.
The parts that make up your vehicle's brake system wear down over time and eventually need to be replaced. The most common brake repair is to replace your brake pads (or shoes). Regardless of what they are made of, brake pads wear each time you depress the brake pedal, and that's how the friction that stops the vehicle is created. If your brake pads are allowed to wear down too much without regular replacement, the metal backing that holds the pads will make contact with the brake's metal rotors (or drums) means that they need to be replaced as a result of the prolonged contact of metal parts without the pad as a buffer.
When Is It Time For Brake Service?
There are several warning signs that your vehicle's braking system can give you indicating service or repair is needed before it reaches the point of (1) potential failure or (2) additional repair. Using your senses of sight and touch, as well as the best indicator, listening, may alert you to a looming problem. Some common questions you should be asking yourself when you consider your vehicle's brake system's condition are:
These are common signs, but not the only ones, that suggest a possible brake system problem you should take action on. Any other sights, sounds, or in the brake system that seem out of the ordinary, or those that you have noticed before, should be taken into consideration. Remember, brakes wear themselves down over time, so it's doubtful any brake problem will get better if left alone, and this is your primary safety system on the vehicle!
- Does your brake system's warning light come on when you are driving?
- Does your vehicle steer or pull to one side when braking?
- Do you hear a grinding or squealing sound when you push the brake pedal?
- Do you feel a "pulsing" or does your pedal feel "spongy" when it is depressed?
Our Kia certified technicians and mechanics at the Dutch Miller Kia of Charlotte service center are to service today's complex brake systems. They will inspect your vehicle's braking system, and will let you know that if your vehicle's brakes are working the way they are designed to. If the braking system is not working properly, then they will diagnose any problems, and we will give you suggestions and a fair estimate for repair costs.
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