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Anonymous Posted on Aug 16, 2013

Car skips when i brake but no shaking at the wheel or vibration.. what can it be?

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This could be any number of things, however from experience I would check ignition system and braking system for shorting out issues, it could also be a raw wire touching so do a diagnostic.

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SOURCE: steering wheel shakes or vibrates when car is

out of balnace tires, defective tires, bent wheels or worn front end parts. any tire shop can ID which problem you have for free

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SOURCE: front end vibration,happens most times

bearings in the wheels or cv axle may be bad

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How do you know if a bad alternator is the cause of steering wheel shaking in a 2005 Chrysler Pacigica with only 149k miles?

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My Chrysler pacifica 2004 vibrate , shakes the steering wheel and brakes shakes when I. Push down on brakes after slowing down car . What is this problem?

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great danger there. dont go fast.
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or wheel falling off (ever check the lugs)
tire bad. (bulged, delaminations , man killer tires, like Firestones)
tire rods balls, ready to fall off (more man killers)
ball joint ,ready to fail. and far far worse...
why not get the car serviced, have them check it out before.... bad happens.
noise and vibration or shaking on any machine means , doom is coming. in most cases,.
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