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Good morning, please the legs of my Honda car vibrate and shakes when I press the breaks after going above 120km. What could be the cause? The tyres and the shocks are okay.

Odukes:
Good morning, please the legs of my Honda car vibrate and shakes when I press the breaks after going above 120km. What could be the cause? The tyres and the shocks are okay.

Check your brake discs.

vivalavida:
Check your brake discs.

Okay thanks, will check it out.

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Odukes:
Good morning, please the legs of my Honda car vibrate and shakes when I press the breaks after going above 120km. What could be the cause? The tyres and the shocks are okay.

Good day sir,

Thank you for your message.

From your explanation — Honda vehicle vibrating and shaking when braking above 120km/h, tyres and shocks confirmed okay — this is a classic high-speed brake system distortion issue, not a suspension fault.

For future diagnostics, please always include the exact Honda model, year, and whether the vibration is felt more on the steering wheel or brake pedal. It helps us narrow it faster.

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🔧 Professional Diagnostic Insight

1️⃣ Brake Disc (Rotor) Warping – Most Common Cause

When vibration happens only during braking at high speed, 90% of the time it is due to:

• Slight brake disc warping
• Uneven rotor thickness (Disc Thickness Variation)
• Heat spots on the rotor surface

At high speed, when you press the brake:
• The brake pads clamp onto an uneven disc surface
• This creates pulsation
• The vibration transfers into the steering and suspension

At low speed, it may feel normal — which matches your description.

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2️⃣ Brake Pad Material Transfer

Sometimes the disc is not fully warped, but:
• Pad material has deposited unevenly on the rotor
• This creates high and low friction spots
• Resulting in shaking when braking hard

This is common if:
• Cheap pads were used
• New pads were installed on old discs
• Proper bedding procedure was not followed

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3️⃣ Hub Surface or Installation Error

If recently serviced:
• Rust or dirt between hub and disc
• Uneven wheel nut torque
can create slight disc misalignment, which only shows up at high speed braking.

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4️⃣ Less Common Causes

• Worn lower control arm bushings
• Worn tie rods
• Slight wheel bearing play

But since you said tyres and shocks are fine, brake rotors remain the primary suspect.

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⚙️ Ryan Automotive Workshop – Professional Take

This is a brake system precision issue, not a tyre balancing issue and not a shock absorber issue.

Do not ignore it.

High-speed brake vibration means:
• Your stopping efficiency is reduced
• Heat build-up will worsen the distortion
• It can escalate into steering instability

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✅ Professional Summary & Correct Next Steps

We recommend:

✔️ Remove front brake discs and measure runout
✔️ Machine discs (if thickness allows) OR replace with quality rotors
✔️ Install quality brake pads
✔️ Clean hub surface properly
✔️ Torque wheels correctly with torque wrench
✔️ Inspect lower arm bushings during service

Avoid repeated high-speed hard braking until this is corrected.

📍 Clients come to us from different locations — distance is never a barrier when the job must be done properly and safely.

If you want a precise inspection and proper brake correction, bring the vehicle to Ryan Automotive Limited.

Ryan Automotive Limited
Precision. Transparency. Excellence.
Professional Auto Diagnostics • Brake Systems • Suspension & Steering
📍 Lagos, Nigeria

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For future inquiries, please include:
Vehicle Model | Year | Mileage | Recent brake service history

RyanAutomotive:
Good day sir,

Thank you for your message.

From your explanation — Honda vehicle vibrating and shaking when braking above 120km/h, tyres and shocks confirmed okay — this is a classic high-speed brake system distortion issue, not a suspension fault.

For future diagnostics, please always include the exact Honda model, year, and whether the vibration is felt more on the steering wheel or brake pedal. It helps us narrow it faster.

⸻

🔧 Professional Diagnostic Insight

1️⃣ Brake Disc (Rotor) Warping – Most Common Cause

When vibration happens only during braking at high speed, 90% of the time it is due to:

• Slight brake disc warping
• Uneven rotor thickness (Disc Thickness Variation)
• Heat spots on the rotor surface

At high speed, when you press the brake:
• The brake pads clamp onto an uneven disc surface
• This creates pulsation
• The vibration transfers into the steering and suspension

At low speed, it may feel normal — which matches your description.

⸻

2️⃣ Brake Pad Material Transfer

Sometimes the disc is not fully warped, but:
• Pad material has deposited unevenly on the rotor
• This creates high and low friction spots
• Resulting in shaking when braking hard

This is common if:
• Cheap pads were used
• New pads were installed on old discs
• Proper bedding procedure was not followed

⸻

3️⃣ Hub Surface or Installation Error

If recently serviced:
• Rust or dirt between hub and disc
• Uneven wheel nut torque
can create slight disc misalignment, which only shows up at high speed braking.

⸻

4️⃣ Less Common Causes

• Worn lower control arm bushings
• Worn tie rods
• Slight wheel bearing play

But since you said tyres and shocks are fine, brake rotors remain the primary suspect.

⸻

⚙️ Ryan Automotive Workshop – Professional Take

This is a brake system precision issue, not a tyre balancing issue and not a shock absorber issue.

Do not ignore it.

High-speed brake vibration means:
• Your stopping efficiency is reduced
• Heat build-up will worsen the distortion
• It can escalate into steering instability

⸻

✅ Professional Summary & Correct Next Steps

We recommend:

✔️ Remove front brake discs and measure runout
✔️ Machine discs (if thickness allows) OR replace with quality rotors
✔️ Install quality brake pads
✔️ Clean hub surface properly
✔️ Torque wheels correctly with torque wrench
✔️ Inspect lower arm bushings during service

Avoid repeated high-speed hard braking until this is corrected.

📍 Clients come to us from different locations — distance is never a barrier when the job must be done properly and safely.

If you want a precise inspection and proper brake correction, bring the vehicle to Ryan Automotive Limited.

Ryan Automotive Limited
Precision. Transparency. Excellence.
Professional Auto Diagnostics • Brake Systems • Suspension & Steering
📍 Lagos, Nigeria

—
For future inquiries, please include:
Vehicle Model | Year | Mileage | Recent brake service history

Many thanks for your professional analysis, pls where is your address?

Odukes:
Many thanks for your professional analysis, pls where is your address?

we are along,
Lasu Isheri road. Dm us on WhatsApp For Directions sir

RyanAutomotive:
we are along,
Lasu Isheri road. Dm us on WhatsApp For Directions sir

Oh dear, am in Abuja.

Have you been able to resolve this ? I am having the same issue with my corolla 2005. Mine is if I allow it to warm like 5 minuates, it will move wothout delay. I have been battling this issue for over 5 months now

dapotemi:
My Corolla 06 usually delay when the gear is engage only in the morning or when the car is parked for atleast 5 hours. I scanned it and I got P0500, something related VSS fault /speed sensor. Pls who do I call? Rewire or mechanic!
I have also watched some YouTube video and I noticed the sensor is attached to the gearbox.

Good morning I recently replaced the battery civic 010 vehicle with 62ah. I connected the negative terminal first, followed by the positive terminal, and while connecting the positive, the horn started to sound continuously, prompting me to disconnect that terminal. I reconnected the horn still sounding, I unlock the car with remote, lock it back still sounding, I kept doing unlocking and locking both with key till it stopped. Since then the horn sound sometimes while driving without pressing it, it also sound continuously when I park the car at noon and midnight. Pls what could be the solution.

Hello everyone,

I am based in Lagos. I am looking to learn hands-on skills in:

Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Diagnostics, Service & Repair
(including OBD, CAN bus, battery systems, safety, sensors, etc.)

I would appreciate recommendations for practical training centers or workshops in Lagos that offer this kind of course — especially places with hands-on, practical sessions and flexible schedules (evenings/weekends would be ideal).

Please include:

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Good evening gurus. I have this code on my acura tsx 2004.

How do I solve this?

The car revs up and down when this code is triggered and looses power.

ManAdii:
Good evening gurus. I have this code on my acura tsx 2004.

How do I solve this?

The car revs up and down when this code is triggered and looses power.

You have issues with your throttle body since it’s a performance code I’ll suggest cleaning of the throttle plate it might be very dirty if that doesn’t work and electricals are fine throttle body would need replacement

rapheal5:
Good morning I recently replaced the battery civic 010 vehicle with 62ah. I connected the negative terminal first, followed by the positive terminal, and while connecting the positive, the horn started to sound continuously, prompting me to disconnect that terminal. I reconnected the horn still sounding, I unlock the car with remote, lock it back still sounding, I kept doing unlocking and locking both with key till it stopped. Since then the horn sound sometimes while driving without pressing it, it also sound continuously when I park the car at noon and midnight. Pls what could be the solution.

When removing a battery - Negative first
When installing a battery - Positive first

Locate the horn relay, remove and reinsert securely. Remove the negative terminal for at least 10 minutes and reconnect. Hopefully, this should reset the anti-theft security.

kingreign:
This car is almost 20 years old, you do NOT need to programme any Injector or code injector to the engine number or VIN or anything. Its plug and play. If the injector is meant for the engine, it will work.

Even me, I shock as I read the injector coding for a 2008 Camry.

kingreign:
If you've swapped injectors, coils and plugs, and have tested to confirm that the wire that supplies power to the coil and injector is fine, then indeed, your engine valve is the problem.

A simple compression test will help his diagnosis, but I didn't see anyone mention it here. Instead, na to program injectors.

lawmanlala:
My honda accord 2007 keeps misfiring, what could be the problem. How do I clean the throttle body?

Oga leave your throttle body alone. I don't know who gives you people these ideas.

lawmanlala:
Please what is the best affordable plugs for honda accord 2007. Is there a particular brand of plugs that works better with honda?

"Best" and "affordable" shouldn't be used in the same sentence.

Check your engine mounts.

Defcon1:
My 2013 camry SE engine vibrates when the car is in Reverse on AC.

Odukes:
Good morning, please the legs of my Honda car vibrate and shakes when I press the breaks after going above 120km. What could be the cause? The tyres and the shocks are okay.

How do you know the legs shakes when you are inside the car driving? Do you chase the car and run beside it looking at the legs or touching the legs to feel the vibration as it moves?

rapheal5:
Good morning I recently replaced the battery civic 010 vehicle with 62ah. I connected the negative terminal first, followed by the positive terminal, and while connecting the positive, the horn started to sound continuously, prompting me to disconnect that terminal. I reconnected the horn still sounding, I unlock the car with remote, lock it back still sounding, I kept doing unlocking and locking both with key till it stopped. Since then the horn sound sometimes while driving without pressing it, it also sound continuously when I park the car at noon and midnight. Pls what could be the solution.

Your car has been possessed by evil spirits.

Macmilla:
Your car has been possessed by evil spirits.

From your experience right? Well I sort it out already.

aieromon:
When removing a battery - Negative first
When installing a battery - Positive first

Locate the horn relay, remove and reinsert securely. Remove the negative terminal for at least 10 minutes and reconnect. Hopefully, this should reset the anti-theft security.

thanks I changed the steering cover and it works fine

Pls can somebody tell me why brand new oem thermostats aren't easily accessible for direct purchase in nigeria like walking into a shop and buying it sharply

NobleEngineer:
Pls can somebody tell me why brand new oem thermostats aren't easily accessible for direct purchase in nigeria like walking into a shop and buying it sharply

Some are depending on the car make, year and model

Odukes:
Oh dear, am in Abuja.

Hi there,
Depending on where you are in Abuja, you can check into the nearest filling station lube bay for help. I operate between Mabushi(Amaden Plaza by Ministry of works) and Gudu(AJB Mall, Opposite Zenith Bank)
/2348181721155

Good2go1:
Have you been able to resolve this ? I am having the same issue with my corolla 2005. Mine is if I allow it to warm like 5 minuates, it will move wothout delay. I have been battling this issue for over 5 months now

It would be good to note the following:
1. Does the speedometer work?
2. Has the Gear oil been changed during the cause of the problem?

rapheal5:
Good morning I recently replaced the battery civic 010 vehicle with 62ah. I connected the negative terminal first, followed by the positive terminal, and while connecting the positive, the horn started to sound continuously, prompting me to disconnect that terminal. I reconnected the horn still sounding, I unlock the car with remote, lock it back still sounding, I kept doing unlocking and locking both with key till it stopped. Since then the horn sound sometimes while driving without pressing it, it also sound continuously when I park the car at noon and midnight. Pls what could be the solution.

I advice you follow up the the key cycle procedure to reset the triggered antitheft alarm.

ManAdii:
Good evening gurus. I have this code on my acura tsx 2004.

How do I solve this?

The car revs up and down when this code is triggered and looses power.

There's a throttle calibration procedure for this with the scan tool.

Ktaophyc:
I advice you follow up the the key cycle procedure to reset the triggered antitheft alarm.

Thanks, it’s actually the horn spring in the steering airbag, I changed it and it works fine.

Everythings works perfectly well though one of the shaft vibrate

Ktaophyc:
It would be good to note the following:
1. Does the speedometer work?
2. Has the Gear oil been changed during the cause of the problem?

Hi, everyone.

I’m really grateful for how anytime we come for advise here someone is always ready to assist.

I have come once again as regards a colleagues car which is to be fixed. It is a Toyota matrix.

The mechanic sent the following bill to us.

I want to know if the price is fair in view of the current market prices.


I’m also skeptical about the steering rack: I always hear things like when steering rack is faulty, it cannot be fixed

Also, gear oil for 45,000 naira. Is that not a fake gear oil.

I’ll be grateful for a requote.


Thank you so much.