i searched and i know i saw a couple people having a problem SORTA like this but not really exactly.. My problem is that when i push on the brakes to slow down my steering wheel shakes like crazy, it literally shakes almost the whole car, i'm just wondering if anyone else had this problem or if they know what it may be, thanks for your help guys!

 

Check for warped front rotors.

 

more than likely warped.

 

deff ur front brakes get new rotors or get them machined if possible. but if they are stock i would get new ones cuz the rotors gm puts on their vehicles suck.

 

how much am i lookin at?? i plan to take it to the dealership to see what they say, i bought the car used with 26,000 miles on it and it's done it since i bought the car... should i take it back to the dealership i bought it from and have them pay for it or is it my responsibility

 

depends on what warranty the dealership has for its used cars. and how long its been since u bought it. if u had to pay for it and did it ur self i would say it would cost u around 30-60 for each rotor. at least 60-80 bucks for a good set of pads. or if u brought it to the dealership i would guess around 300 prob less. but that all depends on their labor rate. at my dealership it usually cost about 300 for a front brake job.

 

holy crap!! it's gonna have to wait! i bought it about 2 months ago. my boyfriend is a technician for toyota so maybe he can fix them.

 

My car does that exact thing. My other coblat did it to. Scared the **** out of me when i was goin down the mountatins in colorado..lol

 

I had the same problem with my car. Its the front rotars. They said it has to do if you brake hard a lot, you put a dent into the rotarsand the more you brake the more it dents. Its feels a lot worse from the inside than it actually is. For me I took it to the dealer and it was fixed under warranty. Only took them 2 hours and I had my baby back.

They shaved the disc and rotars and cleaned the brakes. She is good as new again!

 

Your rotors are warped. Get them replaced. It is not a warranty item.

 

Warped rotors are exactly right. I had the same problem

 

if he is a tech im sure he can handle it and get the parts for at a good cost.

 

More proper term is: You front rotors have "Run out" Slang would be warped...

 

yeah since i got the car used, i got all their problems, but in the car fax report when i got the car said they just replaced the rotors and brakes... i had this problem when i got in a wreck and they didn't fix it right, i just can't remember what they said it was. my dad SAYS it should be covered under warranty but i don't think so, just like you all said

 

Not sure if being in Canada would make a difference but it WAS covered under warranty for me. My car is only a year old though so don't know if that would make a difference. I personally would bring it to a dealership and find out.

Just a thought but good luck!

 

well, i went to have them checked out and they said they were completely ffine that nothing was wrong with them so do you know of anything else that could be causing this shaking problemm???

 

You brought it to the dealer and that's what they said? Have them take a look at your front discs to make sure that there is no dents in them. There may be minor dents and they can fix that by shaving the disc.

 

brakes are only covered by 2 year 40 K thats what mine is on an 07 they dont cover them in the bumper to bumper or drivetrain warranty because they are a wearable item and they have no control over how you drive, just like a clutch, they only came with 1 year 20 k.

 

so stupid!!

 

I had it completely covered for me. I was passed the one year and defiantly passed the 20k.
They shaved my discs for me and did something to the brakes.

 

alright then i'll take my car up there, i have a few other problems, should i plan on leaving my car at the dealership or do you think it would be done that day? i have quite a few things wrong, my AC squeaks, my trunk button doesn't work, the shaking, my front speakers don't work and some other things..

 

Well when I brought my car in I had to leave it there for 2 hours for them to work on my breaks. If you have that many problems that you are getting them to look at then its going to take longer so you are going to have to probably keep it there for most of the day.

 

Just wondering if you brought the car back in

 

I've had this happen on both of my Cobalts too. Having read about how the dealership would just smooth the rotors and the problem could reoccur I decided to say F THAT and just replaced the rotors for slotted/drilled ones. The problem is that the stock rotors do not cool sufficiently which causes them to heat up and warp. For replacements I recommend V12 Motorsports on Ebay. Love the look, love the price, and love the service. They were shipped and received before the money even cleared Paypal.