Vibration on steering wheel when braking....

[ELLISJAY]

When braking at mid and high speeds I get a vibration on the steering wheel and when coming to a complete stop it will tend to pull towards the driver side, ( to the left) I also noticed when crusing I get a somewhat loud tire sound like the tires on a big 4x4 when the wheels straight but if you move the wheel to the right it goes away, to the left it stays, the car rides fine I just like to keep up with things before they get worse, I believe the braking vibration is from the rotors (need new ones) the noise It has to be something that rotates so its something on the front end. Any suggestions or relations?????????????????

[hellrot325]

When braking at mid and high speeds I get a vibration on the steering wheel and when coming to a complete stop it will tend to pull towards the driver side, ( to the left) I also noticed when crusing I get a somewhat loud tire sound like the tires on a big 4x4 when the wheels straight but if you move the wheel to the right it goes away, to the left it stays, the car rides fine I just like to keep up with things before they get worse, I believe the braking vibration is from the rotors (need new ones) the noise It has to be something that rotates so its something on the front end. Any suggestions or relations????????????????? Unlikely the rotors, all is a symptom of bad ball joints...replace the LCA/LCAB and tie-rods.

[Doug001]

^^^^ What he said.

Also, the noise you're hearing could be a bad wheel bearing. I replace them in pairs (both front if one in front is bad, both rear if one in the back is bad).

[bimmerz eh]

I just replaced all ball joints and tie rods....same shudder when stopping about 60mph+. My car wouldnt pull at all, I think I could have a warped rotor.

[PerfectLine328]

yep, i had this same problem...got so bad i could'nt drive it and to got off the freeway and let the Stealership replace the balls. they actually turn into squares instead of balls and started making a lot of noise. costed a pretty penny.

as for the shaking when breaking, its either your tires or rotors.