Q: CV axle shaft issue on my Cadillac.

asked by on February 21, 2017

I had new cv axles installed about a month ago and until now I hit the highway and when I'm on 60 mph the floor and pedal starts shaking and past 70 the steering wheel shakes what could be the problem and they don't click or nothing when driving or turning and I don't wanna waste money on a new set of not necessary

My car has 191000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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