Driving vibration: felt throughout car
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Driving vibration: felt throughout car
I'm having a vibration feeling while driving. The dealership has replaced both lower control arms, bushings, and the right side drive shaft. They have told me that it is caused by my rims and tires. So I purchased new rims and tires and that has not fixed it. Thoughts?
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Curious. What mileage on your ride?
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I've had issues with the balance of my front wheels/tires that caused vibration in the steering wheel...with brand new tires. Took the tire shop 3 tries to balance the tires correctly and now the vibration is gone. Don't rule out a bad balancing job on the fronts.
I knew to keep after them because I rotated my tires from the back to front and the exact symptom reduced. didnt go away, but reduced, telling me that it was something about the balance of some of the tires/rims that was causing it.
I knew to keep after them because I rotated my tires from the back to front and the exact symptom reduced. didnt go away, but reduced, telling me that it was something about the balance of some of the tires/rims that was causing it.
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The vibration is not just in the steering wheel, but in the whole car, you feel it in the seat and the pedals and steering wheel. It doesn't matter if the car is under load or just cruising down the road. It's more prevalent at about 60 to 80 miles per hour.
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When I had my stock rims, I had 4 different sets of tires. 3 different brands of tires. The vibration was the same with all of them. The right side driveshat has been replaced, so I will talk to the service dept about the left side. I still have a Warrenty up to 150K.
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Any pulsing on the brakes upon application? If so, could be frozen caliper glides + warped rotors. I've dealt with that twice and it's happening slowly again, given that the rotors are now a little thinner after turning twice.
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I had my brakes done twice, thinking that may be a cause. However, the vibration or pulsing stayed the same.
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