After 60 mile commute tonight, including several high speed brakes on the interstate (due to commuter traffic backups)I exited onto a state highway, had a few low speed stops over the course of the last 10 miles, and was a mile from home. As I came to a stop, the steering wheel shimmied quite a bit. Accelerating to 45mph, I noticed the shimmy was still there (but less). Reminded me of before my tires were replaced! At home I smelled brake lining as I got out of the car. Sure enough, driver's front wheel was very hot to touch and lining was around 250 degrees. Passenger side front warm but normal. I let it cool, and took both wheels off. Both turned fairly normally with minimal brake drag. I noticed driver's side rotor was blued compared with passenger side.

Put the wheels back on, took it for a 5 mile ride with a few gentle stops. No shimmy. Back at home both rotors normal temperature. I have a two part question: first off, there was at least 15 minutes after leaving highway and having the more strenuous stops until I noticed the shimmy. Just a slow buildup of heat? (I couldn't connect having just stopped hard with the onset of shimmy) Second, and most important, can someone predict if I have a warped rotor that will misbeave as soon as I make a few hard stops, or sooner? Is this how warped rotors act - I expected the shimmy would still be there but I guess cooling off could change things...

Thank you for any suggestions, Don

You may have seen previous post that I have used brakes lightly in the past - I have never had to do high speed stops several times a day, and this is my first auto tranny. So, when I do replace the fronts it will be OEM parts...