UmpaLumpa Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_boo Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Warped rotor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Warped disc ? Unbalanced wheels ,wheel weight missing ? Worn ball joints ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmpaLumpa Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 ABS, had the same problem. Did sort itself out. How many miles/KM has it done ?. Cos it could be as stated above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmpaLumpa Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmpaLumpa Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) 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 Edited January 21, 2013 by UmpaLumpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Does this noise happen when you turn corners in one direction slowly but tight corners, like in a car park ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Take it to a Toyota dealer,let them test drive it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmpaLumpa Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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