# 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport - Wheel shakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-wheel-shakes/174726>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [February 3, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-wheel-shakes/174726 "2021-02-03T15:53:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![pep357](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@pep357](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pep357)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-wheel-shakes/174726/1 "2021-02-03T15:53:37Z")

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My Santa Fe makes the steering wheel shake when braking only does it after going over 40 mph and braking

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-wheel-shakes/174726/2 "2021-02-03T17:15:19Z")

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WAG, warped brake rotors.

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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:** [February 4, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-wheel-shakes/174726/3 "2021-02-04T01:45:05Z")

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> [@Purebred](#):
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> WAG, warped brake rotors.

^ Probably this. How many miles are on your current brakes and what are your driving habits? Hard stops can cause the rotors to warp.

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**Author:** ![meghaan1\_172092](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meghaan1_172092/32/23817_2.png) [@meghaan1\_172092](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meghaan1_172092)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-wheel-shakes/174726/4 "2021-02-05T09:40:29Z")

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> [@pep357](#):
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> steering wheel shake when braking

It could also cause tires that are out of balance.

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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:** [February 5, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-wheel-shakes/174726/5 "2021-02-05T18:19:22Z")

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> [@meghaan1\_172092](#):
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> It could also cause tires that are out of balance.

Unlikely. If it was the tire, that shake would happen whether the brake was applied or not.