# 2008 Toyota RAV4 - Vibrating When Braking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-vibrating-when-braking/148489>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 10, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-vibrating-when-braking/148489 "2019-09-10T19:51:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Harrison21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dfb087/32.png) [@Harrison21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Harrison21)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-vibrating-when-braking/148489/1 "2019-09-10T19:51:23Z")

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when I step on the brakes and before I put it in park the vehicle trembles

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-vibrating-when-braking/148489/2 "2019-09-10T21:16:23Z")

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Warped rotors maybe?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-vibrating-when-braking/148489/3 "2019-09-11T01:33:19Z")

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Silly question maybe but is the car moving when you apply the brakes? You say it trembles before you put it in park. That indicates (to my warped mind, anyway) that you’re sitting still, at least sometimes, when the problem happens. If that’s the case, you probably have a vacuum leak, my guess would be from a bad brake booster.

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-vibrating-when-braking/148489/4 "2019-09-11T01:34:40Z")

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I have a feeling the vehicle is already stopped when you are stepping on the brake to put it in park, am I correct?

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-vibrating-when-braking/148489/5 "2019-09-11T01:36:14Z")

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You and I seem to be on the same page.

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**Author:** ![CapitalTruck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capitaltruck/32/16592_2.png) [@CapitalTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapitalTruck)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-vibrating-when-braking/148489/6 "2019-09-11T02:28:46Z")

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Me too, like when the car is in drive at a stop its vibrating. Makes me think bad engine or transmission mounts.