2000 Toyota Tundra Shakes When Braking

The number one reason that your Tundras steering wheel will shake is warped brake rotors.

2000 toyota tundra shakes when braking. Warped rotors will cause a vibration at highway speedsIts basicly swinging the calipers back and foruth and should get worst from a high speed stopBalancing will obviously cause a vibration also but with the change in tires and no change in the vibration rotors a good guessMake sure that calipers slides not seized and make sure the REAR brakes are adjusted properlyLack of a proper rear brake. Genuine Toyota Part - 8434032050 84340-32050. The whole front end would shake back and forth upon braking.

Determine if vibration is from front or rear while brakes are still warm from confirmation test driving. Rotors can warp if theyve been worn too low or worn unevenly. I used oem pads and aftermarket rotors which I replaced with oem rotors due to the vibration.

The 2000 Toyota Tundra has 19 NHTSA complaints for the service brakes hydraulicfoundation componentsdisccaliper at 29480 miles average. If you have a 2007-12 Tundra TSB 013112 fixes this front brake vibration. I have joined the ranks of not very satisfied Tundra owners.

The 2000 Toyota Tundra has 69 NHTSA complaints for the service brakes hydraulicfoundation componentsdiscrotor at 22920 miles average. The 1st time out on regular city streets at about 45 mph the front end shakes like crazy. It has started to shakevibrate at about 60mph sometimes.

The truck has about 400 miles on it and is a 4x2 SR5 with the P265s. When you apply the brakes going at highway speeds the brakes surge as if the front rotors are warped so bad that the whole PU shakes. Warped rotors are even more common today than they used to be.

I checked the wheel bearings first. Mine was more of a side to side shaking. The last two times it happened applying the brakes has caused the vibration to be about 10x worse.