I have a problem that when I accelerate hard when I hit the brakes the car shimmies very bad. If I do not accelerate hard the car is fine most of the time. However there is a slight shimmie just not as bad as when you accelerate hard.

 

does it do it at certain speeds? like above 60 mph and it will shake when the brake is pressed? mine shakes around 60 and higher but thats cause my brakes are shot i think...also if your lugs are too tight it could possibly be the problem....

 

It does it at different speeds. I have new brakes all around the car.
When the car shimmies it really feels as if the front tires are going back and forth.


Modified by morana622 at 8:38 AM 1/27/2005

 

Check your rotors they might be warped.
If your feeling brake pedal pulsation most likely rotors

 

It is more of a side to side motion from the steering wheel instead of the brake pedal. The car has new rotors pads calipers

 

HHMMMM......wondering if the hub was pressed in tight....take the hubcaps off or center caps and take 36mm with a breaker bar and try to snug them up

 

you might have new brake pads, calipers and tires but the key here is the *rotors*, i put my bet on that as the problem, you should have it looked at thoroughly for warped rotors. those exact symptoms are what i experience when my rotors were warped and now you would have to replace ur pads again if the rotors were warped.

 

Should I replace the rotors again or should I just have them turned?

 

turn them, out of curiousity what kind of rotors did u use. (example) Honda OEM, Brembo etc etc

 

Honda OEM

 

have a mechanic look at them to see if they are warped before u replace anything.