It might very well be the calipers seize. I too recently had a small highway steering wheel vibration. I lived with it for a while and because the pads were going, I went to replace the rotors and pads. Found one of the caliper pistons on the inboard pass side was completely seized and the same inboard piston on the driver's side was starting to seize. Replaced the calipers and viola! Rides smooth as glass now.
Thank you NAPA Lifetime warranty! ;)
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by vastano
Recently I started getting small steering wheel shakes with normal highway driving, typically around 55-65mph. Not a HUGE deal. But, if I drive ~20 mins and get off an exit ramp, the steering wheel shakes vigorously when I apply brakes.
Replace rotors you say? Did that yesterday. Wheels need balancing? Rotated and balanced the wheels/tires today. While the symptoms arent as bad as they were before this, I still get vigorous steering wheel shakes when I apply brakes.
I did the 5th gen upgrade ~2 years ago. Before I did that, I remember similar symptoms.
I guess my question is, does this sound like a seized caliper or could this just be 15 year old suspension/bushings/bearings?
Is there a way to tell which caliper is seized? Do I need to replace them at the same time?
Thanks in advance.
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