VW Jetta Shimmy Problem?
I have a 2001 VW Jetta, manual transmission. When I am driving 25 mph or faster and press on the brake pedal the car starts to vibrate or shimmy. It appears that the problem is coming from the front of the vehicle. There is no noise or clunking present at any time while driving the car. Any clues as to what this might be??? Thanks. A: Your problem is warped rotors in the front of the vehicle. Not something to worry about more of an annoyance than anything else. When heat builds as you use your brakes sometimes the rotors will heat up enough to warp slightly. Once this occurs when you hit your brakes one pad is going to touch before the other does causing a shimmy side to side as the pads touch the rotor one at a time. It often also causes the brake pedal to jump under your foot a bit and the steering wheel to move side to side. It can be resolved by either replacing the rotors or having them machined to smooth them back down so that pads touch evenly again. Hope this helps feel free to
