Is this a bad thing I don't know much about cars, all I know is how to drive them.
2007-05-05 04:59:11 · 10 answers · asked by Luckie 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
When I am driving on highway and on side streets. And it also shakes when I am braking.
2007-05-05 05:07:58 · update #1
Shakes when?
Highway speeds, durring braking, all the time, while turning?
ADDED:
Shakes ALL the time? Bent wheel. Did you hit a pothole or curb??
Rotate the front wheels to the back, or have them balanced.
ADDED #2:
Look at the tire for a bubble, or buldge. You may have broken cords inside the tire.
Better yet...take it to a tire place and have them check it out before you have a blowout on the freeway and crash.
2007-05-05 05:03:13 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This can be caused by wheel shimmy. Alot of things can contribute to this problem. Most of them are not terribly expensive to repair, but any of them need to be taken care of. Whatever is causing the problem will get worse with wear and cause more repairs to be necessary over time. That doesn't mean if you drive it a week or so that its the end of the world, but you should have it looked at.
It can be caused by an alignment problem or a tire that's out of balance. It can even be caused by a wheel that has been bent from hitting a curb. But as likely as not, it is an alignment problem that is caused either by worn parts in the front suspension or from hitting a pot-hole or curb and knocking things out of whack.
I'd take it to a repair shop that is equipped to do front end aligments. I'd get them to inspect it and show you exactly what the problem is and how much it will cost and tell them YOU WANT YOUR OLD PARTS with an explanation of why they needed to be replaced. You might ask two or three shops for estimates and compare them. (Don't tell the different shops what the other shops said. Make them tell YOU what they find.)
Depending on your financial situation, if you find out there is a bent wheel you might opt to buy a used one. That's a perfect part to purchase at a salvage yard. If there are any in your area it might cost you $10 or so for a wheel to match your car and a new one might cost $100 or more. I even bought a wheel off of ebay for a vehicle that I ruined a wheel for. I got it delivered for $50 and the cost at the repair shop was going to be $190.
2007-05-05 12:15:59 · answer #2 · answered by J R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a good thing. You don't give much information like when does it shake. Does it do it at certian speeds? This could be a wheel balance issue. Does it do it all the time? This could be a bent or loose component issue. Does it do it when you apply the brakes? This could be a brake rotor issue. Take the car to a front end alignment shop and have them inspect it.
2007-05-05 12:06:07 · answer #3 · answered by renpen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you're driving, the wheel will shake when the wheels are out of balance. It happens all the time in Manitoba after we get a large snow fall. Snow gets in the rims, and when we're driving, it throws it out of balance.
When you're breaking, it's most likely a seperated belt in one of your front tires. WHen I interned at a Honda dealership, it was easy to tell because when the breaks were hit, the wheel would shimmy back and forth.
Balancing a tire is easy, but since you most likely have a seperated belt in the tire which is causing the shimmy in the wheel during breaking, there only thing to stop this is rotate your tires front to back, or buy a new tire
2007-05-05 12:35:53 · answer #4 · answered by eversky_2000_2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it shakes when you get to a certain speed it could be your tires are out of balance or you have one that is out of round or worse the belts could be coming apart.Any tire shop or good repair facility can check this out for you. If the shake is only happening when you apply the brakes then most likely your brake rotors are the problem,again a repair shop can help you with this also.Get it looked at soon to avoid any more problems!
2007-05-05 12:26:48 · answer #5 · answered by T K 32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shakes when?
When you put on brakes = rotors need shaved
When you drive = pull over and stop driving
At certain speed = tires out of balance.
2007-05-05 12:02:58 · answer #6 · answered by mar m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you hit any pot holes lately? Most likely it is one of the following, if it shakes when driving your alignment needs to be adjusted, while breaking you need your breaks fixes. Those are the most common problems.
2007-05-05 12:07:43 · answer #7 · answered by DarkZrobe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sound as though you may have tires out of balance or a bad tire. could be a tierod. if it shakes when not moving,needs a tune-up.
2007-05-05 12:04:20 · answer #8 · answered by '' GUV '' 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take to the tire's shop for checking.
only to know not repair ,ask for pricing only.
remember ,You always have to know for sure ,what going on with the steering system and the brakes.
why? is Your life.
2007-05-05 12:04:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
steering stabilizer bar bushings.
tie-rod end if a small shimmy. Does it pull when breaking?
2007-05-05 12:30:53 · answer #10 · answered by tumordude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋