Shaking while decelerating

2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
89,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD
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MGEDWARDS
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I have a 2007 PT Cruiser with about 89,000 miles on it. It has three new tires, one older that doesn't have much wear on it but still needs to be replaced. When I decelerate from 70mph down, the car shakes and steering wheel/front of the car shakes-it was really bad last night when having to turn the steering wheel slightly. It sounds like it's in the undercarriage somewhere-not engine related. It doesn't do this necessarily when accelerating, or when going slow-just slowing down from higher speeds. Does anyone know what this could be and possible the cost/time to fix? Thank you!
Jul 20, 2011 at 5:50 PM
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MGEDWARDS
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I should add that it's only really bad when letting off the gas and coasting, not necessarily applying the brakes.
Jul 20, 2011 at 6:03 PM
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WRENCHTECH
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Sounds like a possible bad inner C/V joint.
Jul 20, 2011 at 6:16 PM
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MGEDWARDS
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Thank you so much, Wrenchtech-does that take long to replace?
Jul 20, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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An axle take about an hour to replace.
Jul 20, 2011 at 7:13 PM
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MGEDWARDS
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fantastic-thank you!
Jul 20, 2011 at 7:21 PM