# Steering wheel shakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 1, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937 "2014-09-01T02:41:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Toyotaman101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Toyotaman101](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Toyotaman101)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/1 "2014-09-01T02:41:23Z")
My steering wheel vibrates when I stop or when i turn on the AC ---
**Author:** ![Toyotaman101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Toyotaman101](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Toyotaman101)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/2 "2014-09-01T02:43:44Z")
Does anybody know what’s the cause. i have checked, the engine mounts and they are in good condition. What might be the cause? ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/3 "2014-09-01T02:46:38Z")
Check the brake rotors to see if they are warped or if a front tire has a broken belt inside of it. Not much info so its hard to tell. A/C is not related. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/4 "2014-09-01T03:07:43Z")
**“Check the brake rotors to see if they are warped or if a front tire has a broken belt inside of it”** Huh? The OP stated that the vibration is felt when the car is stopped and/or when the A/C is turned on. What could warped rotors or a bad tire possibly have to do with that situation? My best guess would have been broken motor mounts, but if that possibility has already been ruled-out, all I can suggest is to think in terms of maintenance, specifically when the spark plugs were last replaced. That may not be the solution, but I think that it is more likely in this situation than a rotor or tire problem. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/5 "2014-09-01T03:13:06Z")
I too am wondering when the last spark plug change was. I’m also wondering of the OP has a CEL, and whether he’s looked under the hood at the oil and fluid levels, and the year, model, and mileage of the vehicle, And if it’s a Toyota, and whether there are any other symptoms, and whether it’s burning oil, or using/losing coolant, or been overheated. C’mon Toyotaman, give us something to work with here. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/6 "2014-09-01T05:13:32Z")
“My steering wheel vibrates when I stop …” This could mean the steering wheel shakes as the driver stops the car. The brake rotor could be the reason. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 8:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/7 "2014-09-01T08:08:49Z")
@VDCdriver Since the OP gave very little info I thought he meant when the vehicle was in the process of stopping. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/8 "2014-09-01T08:14:25Z")
I wasn’t sure myself. So I “weighed” my interpretation with the AC comment. Hopefully the OP’ll post back. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shakes/86937/9 "2014-09-01T09:01:09Z")
Sounds like the idle speed is dropping too low. That could be caused by any one of a number of things; or maybe more than one. There would need to be a lot of info provided to even start narrowing the guessing down to a manageable number.