2001 Ford Taurus shaking when my foot is on the brake

2001 FORD TAURUS
110,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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TMURPHIE1130
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Recently everytime I have my foot on the brake the car starts shaking and bouncing and it feels like it is going to jerk forward.Can anyone help me with this?I have no idea what this is.Thanks
Feb 10, 2008 at 8:39 PM
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[quote:f54b1bf582="tmurphie1130"]Other Category problem
2001 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 110000 miles
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Recently everytime I have my foot on the brake the car starts shaking and bouncing and it feels like it is going to jerk forward.Can anyone help me with this?I have no idea what this is.Thanks[/quote:f54b1bf582]
have the brakes checked
and replace rotors too
its brake rotors out of round
Feb 10, 2008 at 8:50 PM
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TMURPHIE1130
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The brakes and the rotors are all new.They passed inspection.I think they are good. Thank you for your reply.
Feb 10, 2008 at 8:57 PM
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if it only happen when brake applied
your rotors out of round
need new rotors or resurface
they may look good
but they out of round
Feb 10, 2008 at 9:18 PM
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TMURPHIE1130
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I will have that checked.Thank you.I will let u know if that sloves the problem.
Feb 10, 2008 at 9:24 PM
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TMURPHIE1130
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We finally figured out what was making the car shake.It was a vacumm leak from one of the hoses.It is finally fixed and running good.Thanks for all your help.I hope this also helps someone with the same problem.
Mar 3, 2008 at 1:29 PM