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Car shakes. My '05 Cobalt starts to shake on the interstate after driving for a little while. When i hit the brake, it starts to shake real bad until i stop. I put it in park or turn the steering wheel left then right and its fine again until i drive for a little while. The power steering alert comes on every now and then, but it goes off if i turn the car off and then back on. I hear a rattle or a knock when i make sharp turns at low speeds.

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    Marvin May 11, 2010

    try the live chat option for this problem

  • Anonymous Mar 27, 2014

    when driving it sounds like helicopter when brake it shakes pulls to right when u let go of steering wheel

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I just had this same problem about a week ago. I had to replace the brake rotors.

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If the vehicle is FWD then you may have a CV outter joint going out and/or possibly a wheel bearing failure. I would have this checked out by a professional shop AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. It also could be causing the power steering alert to come on because it is detecting the vibration in the wheel arm for the steering. Good Luck, RAC

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