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2011 Honda Pilot Suv What cause the Steering wheel to shimmy?

i can be driving down the highway about 50 to 60 mile per hours and step on the brake the steering wheel shimmy and pull to the left a little what all i need to check to fix the problem?

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  • 4 months ago
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    Classic symptom of warped brake rotors. Replace the front rotors. If the pads are worn out, replace them too, or leave them if they still have a lot of meat on them. It wouldn't hurt to flush and bleed the brakes.

  • 4 months ago

    will the rotor cause it to pull to the left? i was about to buy this vehicle the asking price is $7,900 odometer: 163000 miles what you think about the price and miles on this vehicle?

  • 4 months ago

    Sounds like you have warped front brake rotors. Get premium brake pads and new rotors. 

  • Anonymous
    4 months ago

    Both front rotors need to be turned to flatten them (as the wheels are connected by the steering assembly) so one  wheel's hiccup also effects the other wheel.

    . Mechanic know when you describe the problem to him and can quote the cost of turning the rotors and the cost of new rotors.  I am not saying "new rotors are flat" either. It could be that or the fact that maybe you need new pads.  Mechanic can tell when he "SEES" them.

  • Anonymous
    4 months ago

    Fit new rotors and pads. Machining rotors will cost almost as much as new ones and there is a safety limit to the minimum thickness.

  • 4 months ago

    When was the last time you had the wheels aligned?  

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 months ago

    Front rotors need to be turned, but it could be a loose front-end part that is exacerbating the problem so the front end components will need to be checked if you haven' had an alignment in a while.

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