SPONSORED LINKS

Shaking while decelerating

Tiny
MGEDWARDS
  • MEMBER
  • 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • 89,000 MILES
I have a 2007 PT Cruiser with about 89,000 miles on it. It has three new tires, one older that doesn't have much wear on it but still needs to be replaced. When I decelerate from 70mph down, the car shakes and steering wheel/front of the car shakes-it was really bad last night when having to turn the steering wheel slightly. It sounds like it's in the undercarriage somewhere-not engine related. It doesn't do this necessarily when accelerating, or when going slow-just slowing down from higher speeds. Does anyone know what this could be and possible the cost/time to fix? Thank you!
SPONSORED LINKS
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 AT 5:50 PM

5 Replies

Tiny
MGEDWARDS
  • MEMBER
  • 4 POSTS
I should add that it's only really bad when letting off the gas and coasting, not necessarily applying the brakes.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
+1
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 AT 6:03 PM
Tiny
WRENCHTECH
  • MECHANIC
  • 20,761 POSTS
Sounds like a possible bad inner C/V joint.
SPONSORED LINKS
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 AT 6:16 PM
Tiny
MGEDWARDS
  • MEMBER
  • 4 POSTS
Thank you so much, Wrenchtech-does that take long to replace?
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 AT 6:40 PM
Tiny
WRENCHTECH
  • MECHANIC
  • 20,761 POSTS
An axle take about an hour to replace.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 AT 7:13 PM
Tiny
MGEDWARDS
  • MEMBER
  • 4 POSTS
Fantastic-thank you!
SPONSORED LINKS
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 AT 7:21 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Steering Wheel Shake Content

Steering Wheel Shaking
GUIDE
Steering Wheel Shaking
A steering wheel is designed to operate smoothly and not shake during the vehicle's operation. Shaking conditions can vary depending on vehicle speed, road conditions ...
VIEW MORE

Sponsored links