Coasting downhill on I-80 from Park City to SLC...

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Old 07-21-2004, 08:31 PM
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Default Coasting downhill on I-80 from Park City to SLC...

and my car does fine until I step softly on the brakes at 85 mph to slow down - the car and especially the steering wheel starts to vibrate like mad! Funny thing is I don't get this vibration when I am going 70. The problem is still there, but improved when I am actually in gear...

Any suggestions as to what is causing the vibration? Wheels out of balance? Brakes not alighned properly?

I am going to rotate the wheels this weekend to see if that makes a difference...

TIA

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Warped rotors?
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Hard on the brakes recently? It may be pad deposits
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that would be my guess.
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I had the same problem a while back. Turned out my rotors were warped. They only had 18k on them too
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Thanks...rotors!!!!
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Default Sounds like they answered your question...

Man I love that drive!
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