# 2015 Toyota 4Runner - Vibrates when braked

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-4runner-vibrates-when-braked/172742>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** brakes, toyota\
**Created:** [November 27, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-4runner-vibrates-when-braked/172742 "2020-11-27T22:41:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kingboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@kingboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kingboy)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-4runner-vibrates-when-braked/172742/1 "2020-11-27T22:41:17Z")

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staring wheel and brake peddle vibrates when brakes are applied at high speed

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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:** [November 27, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-4runner-vibrates-when-braked/172742/2 "2020-11-27T22:49:36Z")

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Warped rotors.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-4runner-vibrates-when-braked/172742/3 "2020-11-27T23:00:15Z")

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The good news is those OEM brakes were likely near worn out anyway. And new rotors are part of a modern brake job. Get them changed out.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-4runner-vibrates-when-braked/172742/4 "2020-11-28T06:50:22Z")

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Odds are the brakes need to be redone both front and rear. Steering wheel vibration generally points to the fronts and brake pedal pulsation often means the rear.

Loose steering and suspension components can also mimic a brake problem. This is all assuming that you are not referring to a near panic stop from 80 MPH per the high speed comment.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-4runner-vibrates-when-braked/172742/5 "2020-11-28T16:59:58Z")

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Or, your abs is kicking in at low speeds? But you don’t own a GM, so that’s probably not the issue.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-4runner-vibrates-when-braked/172742/6 "2020-11-28T17:35:16Z")

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> [@Cavell](#):
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> Or, your abs is kicking in at low speeds? But you don’t own a GM, so that’s probably not the issue.

Do you truly believe this could only happen to GM vehicles . . . ?!