Virtually impossible to brake smoothly

[AlpaChino]

How many miles on the car so far?

Just shy of 5000. 75% of which are interstate/highway miles

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[theo1000]

It finally feels like the entire experience matches my expectations. You have no idea how thankful I am.

Unfortunately w/ EV's the whole brake thing will come back again in winter.

Somewhere around November a thread will start saying ~ "Grinding noise from brakes, Grabbing when stopping" . The Thread will reach 30 pages. Random threats will be made at Ford, folks will demand Ford buys back the cars, the 'poor engineering' folks will crawl out of the woodwork, etc. Somewhere in March/April the brake thread will die only to be reborn, Phoenix like, next fall by a new EV driver.

I hope in the long run manufacturers find a way to revise the brake design to work for lower EV use. These repurposed ICE brakes are not the answer.

 

[Lenwon]

I’ve never had a problem with the braking, but that’s because I use 1PD. Because it’s an EV. Try 1PD for a week. You’ll grow to love it.

Problem is when driving on the highway, it is not recommended to use one pedal drive rapid degredation of rotors. So you constantly have to switch back and forth when going from the highway to local roads. I wish they had a quick button to switch between one pedal drive and regular mode

 

[generaltso]

Problem is when driving on the highway, it is not recommended to use one pedal drive rapid degredation of rotors. So you constantly have to switch back and forth when going from the highway to local roads. I wish they had a quick button to switch between one pedal drive and regular mode

You resurrected a thread that's almost 3 years old. But anyway, the car has blended braking, so it's using regenerative braking even if you use the brake pedal. If you want to clean the rotors, shift to Neutral before barking every once in a while.

 

[Mirak]

Problem is when driving on the highway, it is not recommended to use one pedal drive rapid degredation of rotors. So you constantly have to switch back and forth when going from the highway to local roads. I wish they had a quick button to switch between one pedal drive and regular mode

Where are you getting that from?

 

[Lenwon]

You resurrected a thread that's almost 3 years old. But anyway, the car has blended braking, so it's using regenerative braking even if you use the brake pedal. If you want to clean the rotors, shift to Neutral before barking every once in a while.

Subject is still relevant for me though... only had my mach e for 1 year. Thought I would give my brake pads time to wear down some more to reduce the sharp braking affect... but thanks for that suggestion I'll give that a try!

 

[Lenwon]

Where are you getting that from?

A technician from All American Ford in New Jersey advised this to a friend of mine who had his rotor cut twice within a short period of time..this may not be fully true as to the reason why his rotors degraded so fast as I could not find any other source that supported this claim so just disregard what I said.

 

[HuntingPudel]

Regardless of whether you are in 1PD or 2PD, you can use the brake pedal. Just drive hard into a corner or two, use the brake pedal hard, and blast out a few times a week. Problem solved. ??

Of course, the boring way is to switch to neutral and use the brake pedal. ??

 

[Scarpia]

You resurrected a thread that's almost 3 years old. But anyway, the car has blended braking, so it's using regenerative braking even if you use the brake pedal. If you want to clean the rotors, shift to Neutral before barking every once in a while.

Arf!

 

[WhiteOut]

Does anyone have a GT Performance that can comment on this? I just picked up a 2023 GT w/o the performance package and this is definitely the something I’m struggling with too. I’ve yet to have an opportunity to really get the pads up to temp yet. Has anyone tried braided stainless steel brake lines? Any improvement?

 

[Mach-Lee]

Does anyone have a GT Performance that can comment on this? I just picked up a 2023 GT w/o the performance package and this is definitely the something I’m struggling with too. I’ve yet to have an opportunity to really get the pads up to temp yet. Has anyone tried braided stainless steel brake lines? Any improvement?

It’s software tuning, different brake lines won’t help. You might have outdated ABS software, the brake modulation on the latest versions is much better. It’s blended braking so it’s never going to match pure hydraulic feel and response, but it’s mostly acceptable to me.

I don’t use the brake pedal much in 1PD.

 

[Jerrytball]

Will do. I've definitely been driving in Engaged mode for 99% of the time I've owned this vehicle.

I drive in whisper mode and One pedal most of the time and I hardly ever touched the brake pedal but when I do, it’s gonna stop abruptly that’s some big pistons. Just like driving one of the newer ice mustangs with the heavy duty clutch lotta people don’t like how aggressive it feels.

 

[dtbaker61]

Problem is when driving on the highway, it is not recommended to use one pedal drive rapid degredation of rotors. So you constantly have to switch back and forth when going from the highway to local roads. I wish they had a quick button to switch between one pedal drive and regular mode

who doesn't recommend 1-p ?

...the major benefit of 1-p is that the mechanical pads are only 'blended' in at low speeds when coming to a stop. Rotors and pads should last a looooooong time.

I would however suggest 'bedding in' new pads to transfer some pad material to rotors to prevent surface rust, and make mechanical braking a little smoother. There are several threads on proper way to 'bed' new pads.

The brakes are quite powerful, and require just a light touch, even in hard braking situations.

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