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I did a search for my topic in the Forums Search but didn't find anything. I have a 2002 Subie Outback wagon, about 96K miles. I'm the original owner. Recently got the front right cv something fixed, can't remember if it was the boot or the joint. I had taken it in for a full inspection after having driven it to Florida from Utah last year pulling a trailer. Anyway, a few months after I got the CV work done, my steering started to vibrate when braking. I am not saying it's related to the CV work. I called the mechanic and he said it sounds like your rotors need to be turned/replaced. I said I thought you had told me my brakes were fine, he said he didn't take them off and look at the rotors. The mechanic is not really close to me, and I had decided to find a shop closer to me. After talking to my Dad on the phone (he's in Idaho) who has been fixing his own cars for many years, he felt it shouldn't be that expensive for me to get it fixed. I found a forum that lead me to believe it would be best to replace the rotors, rather than try to get them turned due to labor. My Dad found a forum that indicated rotors tend to go out on 2002 Outback Wagons. I went to Rockauto.com and there is a brake/rotor kit for about $75. There is a young man on a FB group I am on that is an ASE or whatever the acronym is that does work on the side. He works at the BMW dealership for his regular day job. So my question is first: Do we agree it's the rotors? I have found if I brake in a certain way, it doesn't really vibrate. But if I gently brake coming up to a light, it usually really vibrates like crazy. It doesn't vibrate much or at all if I really firmly brake, like almost slam on the brakes. Also, if I brake putting my foot on only the right side, for some reason it doesn't seem to vibrate. What's up with that. Anyway, just wanted to get some feed back from experienced owners... Thanks