Hey I have a 2000 Lx 4d auto w/o ABS....My ? is: the braking performance has always been really really horrible, you really have to step into the brakes just to slow down, and sometimes you know your not getting enough but you know that if you step on them any harder, they will lock up, is this normal for these cars? or should I be checking something?

 

time to bleed or flush the brake fluid? check to see if the pads are worn too

 

:werd: Also...How many miles do you have? Has there been any work done on the brake system on your car yet?

 

yeah check the pads and if is the pads make sure u get some good stuff, dont do like i did, i got cheap pads & now they make noise but brake is really good.

 

Idont know for sure I bought the car used with 45000 on it and now there are about 72000, but i id check pads, and they are in good shape

 

Well there is a chance you on the stock pads still. Mine made it 50K miles.

I'd change the pads, flush the brake fluid and go from there. If you get any vibration of the steering wheel under braking, then I'd replace the rotors at the same time as well.

 

I find in general that the 6th gen non-ABS rotor/drum setup is very weak. I locked my brakes doing about 65mph on a beauiful, clear day when some Canadian prick in an Acura MDX tried to cut me off. I was on the brink of disaster, the car was out of control bouncing from left to right. Using the accelerator to regain control prevented disaster. Had I applied more brake to regain control I would have wrecked. I try to drive conservativly now at highway speeds knowing that my brakes cannot be used aggresivly without extreme caution.

 

I just want to rip off my drum brakes and use them as shot puts

 

It's not that the drums are bad. They last much longer than rotors/pads and do very little of the actual braking. What is upsetting is the lack of ABS and the dismal feel of the Honda brakes in general. I have driven a new 7th gen sedan and unfortunatly I can say the brakes do not feel much better.

 

that and the problem with brake fade at autocrosses