# Jeep vibrating steering wheel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-vibrating-steering-wheel/30311>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** vibration, steering, wheels\
**Created:** [May 11, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-vibrating-steering-wheel/30311 "2009-05-11T14:32:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dramler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@dramler](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dramler)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-vibrating-steering-wheel/30311/1 "2009-05-11T14:32:28Z")

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I have a 2003 Jeep Liberty. When I depress the brakes at highway speeds I get a vibration in the steering wheel. I speeds under 40, I don’t notice the vibration. Could it possibly be brakes, warped rotors or out of balance tires?

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**Author:** ![fitjeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fitjeep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fitjeep)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-vibrating-steering-wheel/30311/2 "2009-05-11T18:33:30Z")

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Sounds like a warped front brake rotor. If it were a tire, you’d fell it whether braking or not.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-vibrating-steering-wheel/30311/3 "2009-05-11T18:34:39Z")

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I’d have the rotors checked. Sounds like one or more is warped.

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**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-vibrating-steering-wheel/30311/4 "2009-05-11T18:39:17Z")

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I agree about the warped brake rotors. Many people don’t notice brake pulsation at lower speeds unless it is a particularly bad case. You would feel a tire problem or wheel balance problem whether using the brakes or not. Have a thorough brake inspection done by a reputable mechanic and, if you still have good pad life left and enough thickness in the rotors, you may be able to just have the rotors machined. A runout test will point to rotor warpage and tell you the severity of the warpage.