# 2001 Honda Accord LE Brakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 25, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-le-brakes/66559 "2011-07-25T12:29:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maddog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@maddog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/maddog)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-le-brakes/66559/1 "2011-07-25T12:29:15Z")
How long should rotors last? Both were replaced May 2010 at 147,382m, it is now July 2011 and I have 170,050m. Is this routine or am I just hard on brakes?!!? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-le-brakes/66559/2 "2011-07-25T12:43:59Z")
It’s NOT routine… Could be the new rotors were cheap (i.e. thinner) then the OEM rotors. Could also be your driving…Could also be a sloppy/poor pad installation. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-le-brakes/66559/3 "2011-07-25T12:46:06Z")
Why are the rotors in need of replacement? Is it because they are warped? If the rotors are warped, there are three possible explanations that I can think of: > The lug nuts on your wheels were overtightened/unevenly tightened by someone who did not use a torque wrench when replacing the wheels after tire rotation or brake service. > The rotors were really cheap, made-in-China rotors. > You are really hard on your brakes. Try to find out the source of the brake rotors from that last replacement. If they were from a good-quality source, such as Napa, then I that think improper tightening of the lug nuts is the most likely explanation for warped rotors–assuming that your rotors were warped.