# Vibration up front **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 9, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784 "2008-05-09T02:53:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lostinOrigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@lostinOrigone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lostinOrigone)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784/1 "2008-05-09T02:53:57Z")
My Toyota Tacoma front end/steering wheel vibrates when braking. Especially noticable downhills @ 30/40mph. Its a two wheel drive,not 4. I put on NEW rotors. No change. I jacked it up and lifted the tires a bit to check front susp.& balls and steering, and that appeared ok. Anyone have anything in mind? I’ve searched our site, but discussions usually come up with rotors. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784/2 "2008-05-09T03:42:36Z")
Did you actually put on the brand new rotors with your own hands? I had a shop once that tried to put somebody else’s old rotors on my car and tell me they were new! I trust brake shops less than I trust Quicky Lube shops LOL. ---
**Author:** ![lostinOrigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@lostinOrigone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lostinOrigone)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784/3 "2008-05-09T04:53:33Z")
Yes. I had previously had both a tire shop, then a Toyota dealer work on them. I had been replacing every 6 months. Then I just had them cut the last time and decided that this time I’d do the work, just in case. There was a high spot on the one’s I replaced, slight rub, so I put on new vented rotors (oem)myself. Still vibrates thru steering upon braking. So now I’m at a loss of my next step. Your experience deserves a note of whom that mechanic was to be posted here! Glad you caught him! ---
**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784/4 "2008-05-09T09:46:05Z")
how many miles between brake jobs? how many miles on tires. have you rotated the tires front to back? that would help eliminate tire separation as a contributing factor too. have you hit any BIG potholes lately? ---
**Author:** ![lostinOrigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@lostinOrigone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lostinOrigone)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784/5 "2008-05-09T15:02:40Z")
Hi and thank you. Usually about 3-6 months between the symptoms and that’s less than 6k each time. They’ve either changed rotors or when I got dollar frustrated, I had them cut 'em to see if it would clear it up, and each time it did stop the vibration in the steering wheel upon braking. I have rotated tires. No big potholes nor emergency slams on brakes to heat them up either. The rotors on there now are less than 2 weeks old and the pads are in great shape. The vibration in the steering upon braking did not change this time with the new rotors. A friend suggested that I have ABS issues? ---
**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:** [May 9, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784/6 "2008-05-09T15:11:52Z")
If your ABS is activating, you would definitely feel it in the brake pedal. If the brake pedal is not pulsing rapidly, then I think that you can rule out the ABS. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_G](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dave_g/32/768_2.png) [@Dave\_G](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dave_G)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784/7 "2008-05-09T15:25:47Z")
How many miles on the truck? ---
**Author:** ![lostinOrigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@lostinOrigone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lostinOrigone)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-up-front/13784/8 "2008-05-09T19:49:52Z")
Guys…this just in…tire shop says my newly installed rotors, that I did myself, were severely warped… is this possible? Brand new, out of the box. Shop says possibly warped when I put lug nuts back on…I used a pneumatic driver…lugs on loosely, then tightened in opposite formation…any thoughts how this happened? Sound feasible???