Every part of your brake system is important to overall function and safety, and your Cadillac SRX brake rotors provide the surface upon which your brake pads are pressed by the calipers, with the resulting pressure and friction serving to slow your vehicle and bring it to a smooth, controlled stop. A deterioration of your stopping quality, particularly in its smoothness, can indicate that there is a problem with your brake rotors. Damage to the surface, such as pitting, scratching or grooving, and damage to the brake rotors themselves, in the form of warping or cracking, are the typical rotor problems you can expect.

Warping and cracking are often related to an excess of heat, which can be caused by your rotors being too dirty or corroded to perform their other important task – the dissipation of the heat produced, in part, by the friction created by the brake pads rubbing against them. One of the symptoms usually associated with warped or cracked rotors is a rhythmic type of grinding noise, occurring with each revolution, typically more noticeable in the lower speed range.

Replacement is the only solution for warped or cracked Cadillac SRX brake rotors. When the problem with your brake rotors is surface damage, sometimes, if the damage doesn’t go too deep, the surface flaws can be ground out by machine.

If the damage is deep enough, however, it cannot be smoothed without making the brake rotors too thin to function properly. We offer a full selection of Cadillac SRX brake rotors in our online catalog, all at great prices, and ready to order via our secure ordering system or with a quick call to our toll-free line.