hi,

i drive a fortuner 4*4 automatic,

lately when i am at medium-high speet and push on the brakes, the car starts shaking-vibrating, i can see the steering wheel shaking too..

the tyre shop says everything looks aligned

wht can the problem be?

Warped rotor?

Warped disc ?

Unbalanced wheels ,wheel weight missing ?

Worn ball joints ?

just to let you kmow , i understnd nothing about engines.

is it serious? ie how much should i expect to pay to fix the problem if i bring to toyota?

ABS, had the same problem. Did sort itself out. How many miles/KM has it done ?. Cos it could be as stated above.

Sounds like a ball joint or an arm (although sounds like you've had the alignment checked which SHOULD have discovered that).

Is it a tight/sharp vibration or does it shake loosely - possibly even noisily?

ABS, had the same problem. Did sort itself out. How many miles/KM has it done ?. Cos it could be as stated above.

its 4 yrs old and 67000km

Sounds like a ball joint or an arm (although sounds like you've had the alignment checked which SHOULD have discovered that).

Is it a tight/sharp vibration or does it shake loosely - possibly even noisily?

it's like driving on bumps , with some noise like takatakataka

Does this noise happen when you turn corners in one direction slowly but tight corners, like in a car park ?

Take it to a Toyota dealer,let them test drive it.

Take it to a Toyota dealer,let them test drive it.

Yeh, l did this and the guy in my newish ride said, hmmm, ABS, soon OK.

Sounds like a ball joint or an arm (although sounds like you've had the alignment checked which SHOULD have discovered that).

Is it a tight/sharp vibration or does it shake loosely - possibly even noisily?

it's like driving on bumps , with some noise like takatakataka

Starting to lean towards transam's ABS theory.

ABS, had the same problem. Did sort itself out. How many miles/KM has it done ?. Cos it could be as stated above.

its 4 yrs old and 67000km

There was a widespread issue with warped front rotors in Fortuners, which was rectified in the August 2008 minor change. Sounds like yours could possibly be one of the earlier ones?

Sounds like a ball joint or an arm (although sounds like you've had the alignment checked which SHOULD have discovered that).

Is it a tight/sharp vibration or does it shake loosely - possibly even noisily?

it's like driving on bumps , with some noise like takatakataka

Now you are making sense, Takarakataka means you are low on break-fluid or your (direct-wheel) brake blocks have been abused(possibly while driving down the mountain)...

Replace them and report back.

Sounds like a ball joint or an arm (although sounds like you've had the alignment checked which SHOULD have discovered that).

Is it a tight/sharp vibration or does it shake loosely - possibly even noisily?

it's like driving on bumps , with some noise like takatakataka

Now you are making sense, Takarakataka means you are low on break-fluid or your (direct-wheel) brake blocks have been abused(possibly while driving down the mountain)...

Replace them and report back.

hi Dancealot, i think you nailed it. it all started after I have been on a mountain, with a strong slope on the way down. although the break fluid box seems full, I will have the brake blocks checked. I will report back!