Hello, I hope some one can help with a little problem I'm having with my wife's 04 columbia edition. I noticed the vibration six month ago and was told by my wife it was going on for a long time before I noticed. Only when braking (hard or soft) the hole front end vibrates, the harder you brake the more it vibrates. It gets to the point the steering wheel will shake right out of your hands. This is not griding, Its more like a pulse.
My wife told me she told the dealership about it when it was in for a oil change, they rotated the tires and told he it will go away. It didn't help so she decided to live with it. Once I found it I toke it to my mechanic and had a hole brake job done, front, rear, pads, and new rotors. Thinking it was warped rotors and it was about time for a brake job any way. It fixed the problem for a day and then it was back. My wife didn't tell me for about three weeks that the problem was back. Replaced the front rotors and pads again and the brake fluid cap(because it looked like it was not seating well), and its back again.
If anyone can help, it would be great. I don't want to keep throwing money at a problem and not fixing anything.
Thanks, Joe
My wife told me she told the dealership about it when it was in for a oil change, they rotated the tires and told he it will go away. It didn't help so she decided to live with it. Once I found it I toke it to my mechanic and had a hole brake job done, front, rear, pads, and new rotors. Thinking it was warped rotors and it was about time for a brake job any way. It fixed the problem for a day and then it was back. My wife didn't tell me for about three weeks that the problem was back. Replaced the front rotors and pads again and the brake fluid cap(because it looked like it was not seating well), and its back again.
If anyone can help, it would be great. I don't want to keep throwing money at a problem and not fixing anything.
Thanks, Joe