Is everyone following proper break in procedure for their brakes? I ask this as I see many people who get a new car or recently replace their brakes start to use them full bore.
I may be speaking too soon as my vehicle does not have the upgraded brakes but I am confident that if the problem should arise, it will be many miles away. But with nearly 30 years of driving and number of vehicles I have owned, I have yet to run into a brake judder problem on my cars/trucks even when installing lower quality economy rotors on some of my winter beater vehicles.
In the first week of driving my new Titan I was very light on the brakes. I applied just enough pressure to lightly slow down the vehicle and made sure that when stopped that I allowed the truck to roll forward so as not to deposit brake material onto the rotor and kept the pressure light enough so as just to keep the truck from rolling forward.
I have yet to run into brake judder with the Titan after nearly 1000 miles of towing and 4000 miles on the original brakes with a proper break in. In fact, with the amount of towing I have done with long downhill stops and stop and go traffic, the brakes are performing quite well except for wheel dust.
Stop Tech site talks about brake judder, causes and prevention and is a good overview.
Other reading that might be interesting, while focused on brake squeal, this thesis from
Mikael Eriksson does a nice job of illustrating the thermodynamic properties associated with braking systems.
I feel a little patience and care after a new set of pads and rotors are installed go a long way to prevent brake judder and prolong the life of your brakes.
Has everyone had their brakes replaced?