car shake

[Key]

I just bought a used 2000 toyota camry, and I didn't notice till today when I turn the stering wheel and back out of the parking lot that the car began to shake back and forth reallly hard, but when i change the stering wheel back to the original position and put it on drive it run smoothly again. Can some1 help me out with what's going on with this?

[Phalanx]

I crashed my car once and I had this similar problem. I think you need to bring your car to frame or auto body shop and have them check out.

[Key]

Thanks Phalanx, I just poped teh hood and took a closer look at the car. Most of the stuff besides teh engine look very new and abit too clean and I notice that there was a piece of metal covering outside engine had a a few dent mark in it. The dent mark is around a few around a 1in. deep and 2innches wide in diameter. Any suggestions on what i should now?

[Phalanx]

wow.
The engine cap has some dents ? How could it be ???
I wonder if some crazy dude use a hammer or something to hit it. Otherwise, some heavy thing felt on the hood and did that dent on the engine cover. LOL
Anyway, at this point you should bring your car to the body shop to have them figure out what happen to your car. I'm afraid that the car you just bought had some bad accident in the past.

[lowemissions]

try car fax to check out your car history.
if you bought your used car from dealer, you should have asked for car fax before the purchase.

[Phalanx]

I dont think they have the report in CarFax or DMV. If the owner dicide to fix the car by himself/hersefl so there is nothing in the report. And it is possible because many people only buy 1 way insurance. So, this is an experience for everybody that want to buy a used car. Make sure you check everything from top to the bottom and dont forget the most important thing is under the hood.

[sung35]

If you can take some pictures and post it here would be very helpful. Did you get it inspect? What did the result said? Bodyshop would be a wise choice to inspect the car frame. It may cost you about an hour of labor, which probably about $90 on average.