Our '03 LX is from USA (1HGCM5...) It's only got about 4000 miles yet, & the brakes were REALLY grabby but they haven't started pulsing. It's like they're way over-boosted, especially when they're cold. They've always been smooth, but the grabbyness has been gradually getting better. I know I'll be watching the rate of pad wear...

People have said there was a major redesign of the brakes for the 7th-gen. I'd be real interested to know exactly what that's about, because they sure look the same as the '98. Single-piston, sliding caliper, just like the 6th-gen. Maybe radically different pad material??