What causes the front wheels to shake and wobble when driving

get that wheel (etc) inspected, end fear.
make sure nothing there is loose now,
in real auto repair shop or suspension shop.

it could be the shocks but due to wheel wobble i would say its more to do with worn bushings on the suspension arms etc.... best way to check is to jack up each front corner of the car at a time and shake the wheel see if it has movement side to side or front to rear if so i would reccomend getting it looked at or replacing the bushings :) hoep this helps

Put your spare tire on one side of the front. Drive it, if it does not help, replace the spare and then try removing the other front tire. Drive it and see if it helped.

The tire that caused the vibration probably threw a weight or has a broken belt. Have that tire checked and repaired, then have the Tire shop put the spare back in the trunk.

If it is not a tire problem check your tierod ends. They connect both front wheels and if there is a lot of play, you can get shake and wobble from the slack in the frontend.

Sometimes front Rotors can cause a shake when you hit the brakes. If the car shakes without pressing the brakes, then its the tires or frontend.

you need to have your tires checked for a slipped belt, also if you get a shake in the steering wheel when you apply the brake you need to have the brake rotors re-surfaced or replaced.

3 possible answers. 1 the rim is bent 2 . unbalanced tire 3. wheel bearing needs replacement

I would call this 1 of 3 possible problems.....

This first could be a bad or unbalanced tire. Sometimes the multiply ties we use on cars separate between layers, this causes an un-natural bulge that can not always be seen, but certainly can be felt while driving. This is called ply separation. An unbalanced tire, which could be caused by a wheel weight falling off, or a shift in weight that could be cause by something like an impact break or the ply separation, would also cause a wobble that varies at different speeds. The best way to check it out without a shop visit, is to take the wheel off and just inspect it, make sure everything is smooth and even.

Secondly, a wheel bearing could cause a wobble as well. The self test for this is to jack the car up, leave the tire on and wiggle it. It should feel tight all the way around and not move up to down, or side to side. A way to test this unit while driving, which is not always accurate 100% but will give you a clue as to where to look first is drive in an area free from other traffic, when it starts to wobble, turn to both the left and right without touching the break. If the wobble goes away it is likely the cause.

Thirdly the ball joint could also cause a slight wobble. To check this, I usually jack the car up, do the same wobble test as described above, then remove the tire and inspect the joint. A good joint will have absolutely no tears in the boots. It should also feel solid at you try to move the other components that surround them.

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There is a steering dampener underneath that looks like a strut or shock absorber. Replacing this should correct the problem.

What you have is called death wobble. Generally it is caused by one or several loose components in the steering. You need to have all mounts including where steering box is attached to the chassis checked. Often the problem is caused by either bad ball joints or track bar ends or mounts. Wheel stud torque is also important. if any brake, tire, or other front end work has recently been done, this may be the cause. One item often suggested by shops is the steering stabilizer. It is often damaged by the shaking but if replaced will not cure the problem and will be damaged again.
If everything in the front end is carefully checked and verified as good, then as a last resort, have some additional positive caster added to the front end alignment. That often helps.

When you say shakes i am guessing the steering wheel. If it is the steering wheel shaking, it's know as the death wobble. Check the front steering components, look for worn or broken parts. Most common for death wobble are the tie rod ends, idler arm and pitmen arm. look for play along the track bars and check the ball joints. The other thing too that will cause a death wobble is a bad alignment. there may be negative or no caster at all which would give you a death wobble. Check all of the above and keep me posted. Good luck and be safe

um not sure what you mean by wheel wobbles slightly. can you only feel it when you brake or is it just more when you brake? if you feel it all the time and just more when you brake then i would have you tire balanced. if you just feel a shaking when you brake then you need to have your rotors looked at front and back because either will cause shaking in the front end.