Knocking noise that when braking becomes louder, and the steering starts to shake?

2008 JAGUAR XF
75,000 MILES • 2.7L • 6 CYL • TURBO • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DURBUS1945
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A knocking sound while I’m driving and when I brake the knocking becomes louder, and the steering starts to shake a lot.
Sep 26, 2022 at 4:53 AM
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It sounds like you have warped brake rotors, if you can upload a quick video and upload it here in your response I can tell for sure. I have included instructions on how to replace the brake rotors and pads in case you need them in the images below. This guide can help as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/steering-wheel-shakes-when-accelerating-or-braking

Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.

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Sep 26, 2022 at 10:31 AM
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