2001 Toyota RAV4 steering wheel vibration

Tiny
PSILVER
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  • 2001 TOYOTA RAV4
  • 4 CYL
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 70,000 MILES
At highway speed tthe steering wheel vibrates when the brakes are applied. The slower the speed the less the wheel shakes. After I made several hard low speed stop the vibration at high speed was much less. Rotors and pads were replaced about 14000 mils ago. I suspect glazed pads?
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 AT 3:47 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi psilver,

Check the rotors and their seats, might need some cleaning or refacing, not surprising even if rotors are new.

Check for loose/worn steering linkages as well.
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Monday, September 1st, 2008 AT 1:37 AM

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