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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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I've noticed my steering wheels intermittently pulls to the right when I apply the brakes lightly @ around 30-40 mph, it also has a very slight shimmy too at the same speed when the brakes are applied but neither symptom at higher speeds...what could it be, perhaps a caliper that is sticking. Car has about 950 miles.

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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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I've noticed my steering wheels intermittently pulls to the right when I apply the brakes lightly @ around 30-40 mph, it also has a very slight shimmy too at the same speed when the brakes are applied but neither symptom at higher speeds...what could it be, perhaps a caliper that is sticking. Car has about 950 miles.

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I am having the same problem here... After putting on the 19" wheels & PS2 tires, the shimmy appears at various speed, I took the car to Vegas over the weekend and it bothered the hell out of me! I need to take it in for an aligment to correct this issue...
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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You guys have every problem I don't have. There's no way it's alignment. If it only happens when you hit the brakes, it's definitely brake related. I would say you have very slightly warped rotors or loose/bad wheel bearings, possibly a sticking caliper. If everything else is OK, we could have your trans and motor put in my car, or my brakes in yours. At least one of us would then have a problem free 2006.
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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[Fast55] You guys have every problem I don't have. If everything else is OK, we could have your trans and motor put in my car, or my brakes in yours. At least one of us would then have a problem free 2006.
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[Fast55]There's no way it's alignment. If it only happens when you hit the brakes, it's definitely brake related. I would say you have very slightly warped rotors or loose/bad wheel bearings, possibly a sticking caliper.
I agree mine is brake related for sure and since the steering wheel pulls it should be more of a sticking caliper, plus it's only intermittent; but I also have the shimmy @ 55-65 without the brakes being applied,I'm hoping the GSP 9700 takes care of that.

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