Here we go with another issue. Would anyone know why my car shakes really bad once I'm driving for like after 10 minutes. When I stop or pull to a red light the cars fine. Only once I start driving does the rumble or shaking begin in the front. The other day under the fender where the driver side tire is, there was smoke coming from it but it went away after I kept driving. And there is a unique smell. I have no idea what it could be. Because I see no signs of leakage from anywhere.

 

Frozen caliper?

 

good place to start

 

Wheel weight knocked off? But that wouldn't explain the smoke and smell.

 

Two different problems???

 

You had smoke coming from the car and you kept driving? Are you insane?

Get the corner up on jackstands and take the wheel off to look for contact in the fender, on the wheel/tire and general wear/tear. Then look at your brakes to see if they're properly functioning. Open the hood and look around that general area from the top to see if anything obvious stands out.

That said, you're probably better off taking it to a mechanic. I don't think you're the right person to be checking your car since anyone that is "right" for doing mechanical inspection would've stopped the minute they saw smoke or felt the vibration.

 

Overheat your brakes and you'll get lots of vibration, smoke and smell if you continue to use them. The pads will smoke and disintegrate, you'll get potential overheating of your hubs/bearings and possibly even your wheels, all of which can lead to vibration.

Locked caliper makes sense.

 

My dipshit stepdad nearly killed us all when I was in high school and he insisted on driving when his front driver's side brake froze up. It finally all went to hell on the highway at about 60 mph. He insisted the truck was going to make it. I kept arguing otherwise, but was powerless to change his mind. All of a sudden we hear clink clink clink pause clink clink clink pause. It was the sound of the lug nuts falling off. Apparently, enough heat built up that they just came loose and vibrated off. The truck drug into the asphalt and we slid to a stop as several cars nearly hit us and the tire rolled about a mile down the highway.

Like Jonboy said, don't drive when stuff like that happens.