Car vibration question?

[GRANDV 10+ year member]

When driving at speeds of 65mph, my vehicle starts to vibrate. The steering wheel shakes like crazy. I had new brakes & rotors installed this month. So, I am trying to find out what could be causing this. Are there any other things I should be looking for to this problem? Thanks for any and all replies.

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[pcolasfinest 10+ year member]

could be out of alignement, or you could have a wheel out of balance, have those checked

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

Could be a few things..might want to take it to a shop n get it checked out.

 

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

my mom's buick did the same thing. She had a belt broken in her wheel. I didn't even know there were belts in wheels.

 

[oudhuis 10+ year member]

its gotta be because they arent balanced. my sis car did that. while she was going down the road when i drove next to her the wheel was shaking like a motha trucker. she took it in got it balanced. and it was good to go.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

my mom's buick did the same thing. She had a belt broken in her wheel. I didn't even know there were belts in wheels.

Thats a damm good possibilty aswell

 

[Lunchbocks 10+ year member]

could be anything from uneven tire pressure causing uneven wear (which would then cause unsteadiness), mismatched tires, loose inner or outer tie rod ends, tires out of balance or out of round wheels, could have a wobbly rack and pinion.

gonna need to have that checked out

 

[JeffyZ33 10+ year member]

My best guess would be to say a wheel/tire is out of balance. Balancing is cheap and if you havent had your tires rotated in a while it would be a good idea to get it done while the wheels are off of the car.

And a earlier post, I believe you mean there is a belt in the TIRE broken, not the wheel.

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

get a full alignmet done

 

[JeffyZ33 10+ year member]

I'd try getting your tires balanced first, as it'll be much cheaper than a full alignment and is most likely the problem. Make sure before you take the car in you wash off any dirt/mud/muck buildup on the tires and wheels so you don't balance the mud on them... because when it falls off you will have a horribly inbalanced wheel.

I can lift a vehicle, balance all 4 tires, rotate them, and put them back on a vehicle torqued to specs in 10-15 minutes. A full alignment takes A LOT longer. Longer = more money.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

balance yo ****.

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

Check for build-up on your wheels. I had the problem earlyer this year, took it off, and cleaned it out, worlds of difference. They may be balance but the buildup throws it off, easy, and cheap problem to fix...

Jon

 

[Safe-N-Sound215 10+ year member]

my car had the same problem when at highway speeds. It was the worst when braking from highway speeds. It was still under warranty so they tried everything for me and tried to balance the tires 3 times with no luck. it wound up being the tires themselves. got four new ones and i haven't had a problem since

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[bri487 5,000+ posts]

my car had the same problem when at highway speeds. It was the worst when braking from highway speeds. It was still under warranty so they tried everything for me and tried to balance the tires 3 times with no luck. it wound up being the tires themselves. got four new ones and i haven't had a problem since



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some tires you just cant balance. they are bad to the point where nothing helps, especially when you get into bigger tires, like 33"+. i just gave up on mine (35"). they have a little wobble but not too bad, you wont ever get them perfect anyway.

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

Mine does too, but it's the tierods. There was a recall on the next model year, which is the exact same parts, but none for my year. I had them checked, and yep - need to be fixed.

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