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my honda accord SE vibrates when i apply the brakes at high speeds. its started not too long ago but it seems to be getting worse to a point where it now vibrates a bit even at low speeds. please what can be wrong. i have had the brakes replaced and yet nothing, can it be my rotors needing replacement? or is it something else!most of the suggestions says my rotors so i will lean to that angle......is it something i can fix myself easily? what tools do i need? do i need a repair maual? where's the best place to get the manual......the vibration is from the front! its more violent on the driver's side

Replace the rotors, that's the culprit 95% of the time when someone describes this problem. If they're from 2002, they did a good job, and they're so cheap don't think twice about them.

yah its new rotors and probably new pads. If you know someone good with cars they could probably fix it for you and it would only cost parts and whatever they charge. Its not too expensive to get fixed though.

Wheel alignment can cause your vibration and also have your front end checked out by a qualified tech. Worn CV joints, wheel bearings, ball joints..... Any small problem with your front end will be magnified during braking.































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It does sound as if your rotors are warped. If that is the case, you brake pads won't last long due to uneven wear. Take it back in to have that checked out.

Have your wheel balancing and alignment checked but yes you could have warped rotors you didn't specify front or rear vibration so it's really hard to suggest more.

I think the first answer probably was right - warped rotor. It may be possible to have the rotor turned at a brake shop or machine shop to solve the problem, but really rotors are cheap so replace them is likely both better and simpler anyway.

You might have warped roters, If you change the brakes you should have had your roters turned to make them straight again. Try that.

i own a repair shop,and its probably the rotors that need to be turned,usually when brake pads are put on is a good time to do this,but you can always have it done after,the bad part of it,is the new pads are now worn to the shape of the warped rotors,and it may take them a while to straiten back up,or they could wear the rotors off uneven again,either way to get the shake out of it,you,ll have to get them turned down or replace them,good luck,i hope this help,s.

do you feel it in the steering wheel or all over? if more in the steering wheel the front rotors (one or both) are out of true. sometimes stopping in a slight turn could extenuate it and help diagnose the culprit.with the thin rotors on these cars heavy breaking often will cause worpage