My van is a 2004 GC SXT with 177,000 miles on it. It is without question the most dependable vehicle I have ever owned but typical for these vans, the front brakes suck. I had rotors and ceramic pads installed by a shop about 4 years ago. I got about 80,000 miles out of them but have been living with the vibration for the last 2 and a half years. I just installed brand new rotors and ceramic pads thinking that this would solve my problem. It didn't. The van stops better but the pedal still pulses and vibrates. Is there a certain type of rotor/pad you can get to fix this once and for all? Do cross-drilled rotors help?

 

Welcome to DF
I know cross drilled rotors work good on the jeeps, But I don't about the minivans. Are you using a torque wrench to tighten the lug nuts. That also does help.

 

So if I get the torque correct it might help? I did use a torque wrench but didn't pay a lot of attention to the exact setting. I'll try and see if that helps before I drop a couple hundred bucks on a pair of cross-drilled rotors. Thanks!

 

All the torque wrench does is torque wheels to an even setting. This was one of the problems with jeep cherokee brake rotors.

 

Everyone who's ever had a problem with pulsing brakes should watch this excellent video put out by NAPA

Go to the link and click on the videos starting with the first one on the left.

http://www.napabrakes.com/wps/portal...UYzMTcwVDFPSzc!