Car Steering wheel and brake pad shake when driving or stopping?

When I drive my car (usually)… The steering wheel shakes slightly. Sometimes it shakes more, or not at all. Also when braking I notice the brake pad pulsating & the car feels like it's slightly jerking to stop. Last thing the car sometimes makes a noise coming from the brakes when it's shut off.

*I had the car inspected by Honda, they couldnt find the problem but DID say:

- Front/Rear brakes linings needs attention.
- Front pads LOW.
- Shock absorbers/struts needs attention.
- Lower ball joint boot leaks grease.

They told me this after they said everything was fine, so I was confused. I plan to get those things fixed, but do you think those things are the problem?

I'm a female and even I know that all of those faults will make the steering shake.
Your car is unroadworthy, get it fixed.

Those items should not cause the problem you described. This is probably why the said everything was fine (related to the symptoms you described). The other items they listed were found based on their visual inspection. When they replace your pads, they should also turn or replace the rotors. The rotors may be the cause of the shaking while braking. I would also have your tires checked for proper balance. Often the shaking of the steering wheel is related to the tires being out of balance. There are weights on the tire rim which are used to balance the tires. If one of the weights falls off, it to throw the tires "out of balance" and cause the shaking of the steering wheel.

Those things aren't the problem.

You have unbalanced tires that cause the shimmy while driving. The pulsating brake pedal is due to warped front rotors. Have them replaced, add new pads, balance the tires, and your good to go.

Classic symptom of warped brake rotor. They pointed at a lot of things that need attention, but for the shimmy, replace the rotors and brake pads. Don't forget to apply anti-squeal compound to the back sides of the new brake pads so they won't squeak.

If it were just the steering wheel alone, I would suspect your alignment is off, pointing to some sort of suspension issue. However, there are certain situations where bad brakes can make the car pull to the left and right. Struts are something that usually have to be dealt with eventually, but it's not one of those repairs that generally need to be done As soon as possible unless they are broken. A worn out ball joint will definitely affect steering. They probably said everything was fine because they couldn't reproduce the problem. This is what I can tell you sight unseen.

Buy a new car with warranty if you don't know how to maintain your car.