# Shake

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/shake/31350>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 2, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shake/31350 "2009-06-02T22:28:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![alexv6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@alexv6](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alexv6)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shake/31350/1 "2009-06-02T22:28:08Z")

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My uncle has a 1998 toyota tacoma prerunner (the one that is tall) and when I recently drove his car, when I drive on the freeway it shakes really hard and when I apply the brakes it shakes violently what might be the problem?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shake/31350/2 "2009-06-02T22:36:15Z")

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These are the symptoms of tires in serious need of rebalancing, and/or defective tires, and/or severely worn suspension components, and/or brake rotors in need of replacement.

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shake/31350/3 "2009-06-02T22:36:25Z")

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Ball joints and/or tie rod ends and/or wheel bearings. Put it up on a hoist and start wiggling the wheels side to side while looking for the slack.