1999 Ford Taurus shaky wheel

TJONES23

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1999 FORD TAURUS

Brakes problem
1999 Ford Taurus Two Wheel Drive Automatic

I drive a 1999 Ford Taurus that has about 81000 miles on it. When I brake while going at least 20 mph, the steering wheel begins to vibrate. What exactly is the problem here?

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 AT 2:01 PM

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2CARPRO JACK

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Sounds like warped rotors. Does it only do it when applying the brakes? If so have them machined and you should be all good

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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 AT 7:45 AM

TJONES23

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Yeah it only shakes when I brake. About how much do you think that'll cost me?

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Friday, June 20th, 2008 AT 6:12 PM

2CARPRO JACK

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Call a few shops in your area and ask them what it would cost to re-machine front rotors. Shouldnt be more than $100, really depends on the shop and their hourly rate, you might want to consider a front brake job, depending on how much material is left on the pads when they machine the rotors

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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 AT 7:35 AM

GRIZZLYBEAR BEAR

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Jack is correct, the rotors most likely are warped. If this is something you can do yourself, I suggest going to rockauto. Com, they have the lowest prices of anything your car may need. Matter of fact I just purchased 2 new rotors from them. The rotors were only $16.16 a piece, AC Delco pads for $10.34, so you can get everything you need for $42.66 plus shipping. Only takes 30-45 minutes for the average DIY to install- lot cheaper than $100. I have a 99 Taurus SE 24V DOHC that I just done the same thing for.

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Thursday, August 18th, 2016 AT 1:07 PM