My car stutters (Shudders)

[KingSala]

Hi again my fellow scn users lol, any way I notice that when I am goin fast (70mph) and put my foot on the brake my brake pedal shudders and my steering wheel shakes quite violently. I was thinkin of warped disks but to the naked eye they seen new and no jaged edges or enythin. It even does its at low speeds ie 30- 50 mph and say I put my brake pedal half way down , my pedal shakes and my steering does aswell.
Thanks in advance lads and ladets hehe


Oh ye forgot to mention I bought the car from Carcraft lol (Merseyside), never again will I buy a car from them ...

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Get the wheels balanced mate and check the pressures

 

[KingSala]

Get the wheels balanced mate and check the pressures

Iv tried this, had the balencing done and tracking but no use , the wheel still shakes and the pedal still judders. Thanks for the reply though bud.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Maybe the ABS is trying to kick in then which would most probably just be the sensors but they normally bring up the EML

 

[KingSala]

Maybe the ABS is trying to kick in then which would most probably just be the sensors but they normally bring up the EML

Wats the EML plz , am thik when it comes to abbrviations lol ta bud

 

[Myki da Pyki]

EML = Engine Management Light

Have you got access to vagcom

 

[KingSala]

No aint got access to vag but I do have a fault code reader and av checked my eml and theirs no faults appearing and I have no lights flashing on my dash, so am baffled on wat it can be!

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Is that your car in your avatar pic? If so it aint the ABS as the 1.4 range dont have it lol

 

[KingSala]

Is that your car in your avatar pic? If so it aint the ABS as the 1.4 range dont have it lol

ye thats me baby lol,

 

[KingSala]

ye thats me baby lol,

am sure it has ABS ye no, its the models before a particular age that doesnt have abs mine a Y reg (late 01) if that helps

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Ah so you eliminate ABS cos ya dont have it lol and the wheels have been balanced. If its when braking then its most likely to be something to do with the braking system. The brake master cylinder maybe faulty, the discs maybe fooked, a caliper might be sticking and i know it sounds silly but your wheels buts may even be loose.

Going to be a process of elimination mate

 

[KingSala]

ahhhhh wheel bolts lol al go and check them now, why didnt I think of that! and the master cylinder would that effect your braking capability ie you cant seen to brake quick enough or fast enough would be a better word.?
Thanks buddy

 

[Myki da Pyki]

If the master cylinder was/is at fault then yes it would effect your braking ability. At 70mph in your car it isnt going to stop very quick anyway as the brakes are only small. Really could be a number of things, best to get it checked out properly if your not confident with mechanics

 

[shantybeater]

i had a similar problem on my old polo gti, turned out the brakes were in need of a change (front discs), job done it felt like new...gotta say it was a bit scary though, the steering wheel shake got fairly violent

 

[KingSala]

If the master cylinder was/is at fault then yes it would effect your braking ability. At 70mph in your car it isnt going to stop very quick anyway as the brakes are only small. Really could be a number of things, best to get it checked out properly if your not confident with mechanics

av checked me wheel bolts no change, just went for a quick run on the 60mph nears ares and no change. didnt want to go a stealer to tell wat i already no but think that mite be me only option but I mite go and but some disks to see if thats the fault but could pads be the culprat cus when i boughtn the car the discs had been changed but the pads didnt look like thay had so mite try replaysing them both first.

 

[KingSala]

i had a similar problem on my old polo gti, turned out the brakes were in need of a change (front discs), job done it felt like new...gotta say it was a bit scary though, the steering wheel shake got fairly violent

thanks bud for the info. I am tempted to just replace me discs and pads and c if that helps.

 

[shantybeater]

i always get the pads changed with the discs, so maybe that is whats at fault....do you occasionally get the car pulling violently in one direction under heavy braking as well?

 

[KingSala]

i always get the pads changed with the discs, so maybe that is whats at fault....do you occasionally get the car pulling violently in one direction under heavy braking as well?

I do ... But only if I brake harsh lol

 

[shantybeater]

lol, sounds really similar to my issues..gotta be the front discs or pads at fault, hope it doesnt end up to expensive for you!

 

[KingSala]

mite try replacing the pads first as the discs are only 5 months old and the pads are the cheapest lol
Thanks for ye help I will keep this tread open and tell everyone if av sorted the problem or sold my beeza, i would never do that haha