# Wheel spins when breaking **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** saturn\ **Created:** [September 22, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421 "2018-09-22T00:08:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lauxren.lm\_142432](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@Lauxren.lm\_142432](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lauxren.lm_142432)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/1 "2018-09-22T00:08:45Z")
My vue’s steering wheel started wobbling when driving 30 mph and stopped a few minutes after. Once we got the car up the front passenger side wheel didnt turn easily. The only time it started to turn was when we applied the breaks- any ideas what is causing the issue? ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/2 "2018-09-22T00:11:07Z")
Something serious enough to stop using the car until it’s fixed. It sounds on the verge of a catastrophic failure that could hurt or kill someone. ---
**Author:** ![Lauxren.lm\_142432](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@Lauxren.lm\_142432](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lauxren.lm_142432)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/3 "2018-09-22T00:13:26Z")
Hence the post to see ifanyone can point the fix in the right direction ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/4 "2018-09-22T00:16:33Z")
My guess is ball joint and/or tie rod ends. Whatever it is, it needs to be looked at and diagnosed and fixed. Please let us know what is found. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/5 "2018-09-22T00:17:05Z")
A competent mechanic needs to test drive the vehicle, both on the freeway and the streets. And he needs to make several brake applications, again, both on the freeway and on the streets Then he needs to get the car on a hoist and perform a thorough inspection of the brakes, suspension and steering Pep boys and Jiffy Lube should not be the ones diagnosing the car . . . ---
**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:** [September 22, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/6 "2018-09-22T00:34:14Z")
What yr vue. What motor. What trans? They had 3 different motors and 3 different trans but the suspension was basically the same. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/7 "2018-09-22T00:38:43Z")
This doesn’t sound like an issue with the engine or the trans. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/8 "2018-09-22T03:26:53Z")
Make sure the lug nuts are in place and properly tightened on all the wheels. Loose lug nuts will definitely cause the steering wheel to wobble. Ask me how I know … lol … ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/9 "2018-09-22T23:32:01Z")
Your post is a little hard to understand. What do you mean "Once we got the car up "? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/10 "2018-09-23T12:42:20Z")
the vue has elec boost steering module under the dash. i always wondered why they were gone in junkyard cars. guess folks want them. i replaced my intermediate shaft u-joint assy and found this out. seems a vue has no hydraulic power steering pump ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-spins-when-breaking/125421/11 "2018-09-23T14:38:16Z")
I think this means they jacked up the front so the right wheel was off the ground.