I got my car stuck in the mud,now it shakes .What might cause this?

Question

My car shakes when i go over 55 MPH after getting it stuck the other day in a mud ditch.I tried to power wash the wheels (front and back),but it didn't help.

Answer 1

There are a number of things that could cause your car to shake.....All of the other answers are correct to my knowledge. I think you could, if you have a garden hose or a self-serve car wash close to you -- clean the undercarriage of your car really well -- and PLEASE do not forget another person's advice -- be sure to spray the tires, inside the wheel-wells and inside the wheel too -- if you have hubcaps -- remove them and spray inside the wheels especially.

There are a few more possibilities too: Depending on what happened and what your front end may have fought with -- you may have damaged a wheel -- particularly lighter weight aluminum wheels. Secondly, it is possible that you may have caused some of the balancing weights on your wheels to come off. Thirdly it's possible that you could have damaged a front end component -- like a tie-rod end, or a CV-Joint boot. (I hope not!!) The next thing on your agenda should be getting to a mechanic or a tire shop. If (hopefully not) you ruptured a CV-Boot -- these can be replaced fairly cheaply -- but you don't have a long time to do it before the CV-Joint itself goes bad ($$$)...And as reply 1 suggested -- I'd have your alignment checked too.........Good luck -- sorry to hear about your misshap......./Dave

Answer 2

You always replace tires in sets of 2 or 4 (or 6 or 8, ect). This will help the alignment of the vehicle, and also will keep the tires even. A pull can be dangerious, even after an alignment, the vehicle will still have a pull to the side with the older tire as is it acting like a cone. (Think of a toilet paper tube, and roll it, it will roll straight, this represents, 2 new tires, now compair it to rolling an ice cream cone, it will roll to the side with the point, this represents one old and one new tire, they will be different diameters.) A tire does not come with a rim, you can buy just the tire, but good luck getting it on by yourself, or with a friend. There are machines designed to get the tire on the rim, and they designed to deliver a large amount of strength to stretch the bead over the lip of the rim. I work in a garage, and we have just started getting into tires, more then we were before. I have taken a few courses on this in the last few months, and all have told to change the tires in pairs, doing all at the same time, and proper rotating is the best way however. Also, if only one tire is bought, we do not offer any warranty as the proper maintance has not been preformed, we will take any warranty the manufacture has to offer and offer that to the customer, but the labour then depends on the customer, and we will only warranty tires that have been bought in a set of 4 (or 6 if it is a duel real wheeled vehicle) and rotations are preformed, if a set of 4(6) has been purcased, we offer free tire rotations for the life of the tires. (warranty on tires are a gray area, many time warranty voids easily, ask dealer about their warranty and what you have to do to protect it). To maximize tire life, have a tire rotation preformed ever 2nd oil change. Also, if you go for getting 2 tires, make sure the 2 new ones go on the back, as this will aid in better traction. Michelin has preformed a study on this, and it has been proved that a vehicle with the better tires in the back will preform better then a vehicle with the better tires in the front. If it was me, I would go for a set of 2 (or 4 depending the condition of the others), get a set of quality brand names (ie, Michelin, Toyo, Yokohama, Hankook, Goodyear, Uniroyal, Perrelli) and then have an alignment preformed as soon as possible, then if possible.

Answer 3

The mud will usually dry in the back side of your tire rims as you drive away from the mud hole causing the wheels to be unbalanced. Some styles of wheel rims can be washed by just spraying through the spokes thus cleaaning the back of the wheel rims and some (More solid rims) require that you remove the wheel (Usually 1 at a time using the vehicles jack and wheel wrench, same procedure as changing a flat except you are just cleaning the wheel and putting it back on after. ) and wash all of the mud from them (may also require a scraper if the mud has dried too hard for the water spray). This problem is usally more prevelant in smaller vehicles.

Answer 4

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It depends on what kind of vehicle it is but yes, you do stand a chance of doing serious damage to the transaxle, differential or transfer case with mis-matched tires. A couple of bucks saved now will only cost you a few thousand next week or next month. As for mounting and balancing the tire yourself to avoid these allegedly outrageous fees, sure you can do that. Just call Hunter and order up a tire mounting machine. Good ones run about $5,000 - you could kill or maime yourself trying to dismount and mount a tire without it. Then you'll need a balancer. That might cost about $3,000 for a half-way decent one. Without that, the car will be undrivable because it will shake so bad. And oh yeah, don't bother with the alignment if you plan to put on only one tire. You'll never get it right with mis-matched tires and it will pull to one side no matter what anyway. In other words... Tires are the most important safety feature of your car. Stop being a cheapskate and do the right thing. ASE Certified Automotive Service Advisor with 5 years experience in the tire industry.

Answer 5

You may still have hard, crusty mud stuck somewhere on the wheels or the front end.. but, if not, you may have lost a weight on one of the wheels that balances the tires out when driving, especially at high speed. I would suggest that you go and have a tire balance done.. will cost about $20 at most places.. I almost guarantee it'll stop after that... let's hope so. Best of luck!

Answer 6

You can actually get mud inside the wheels and in the suspension and that will cause the shakes. You will need to take the wheels off and spray up inside the suspension, if this does not work you will need to take the tires off the rims, wash out and then remount.

Answer 7

Sometimes mud gets caked up behind the tires and throws them out of balance, causing the car to shake.

I don't know the technical terms but this has happened to me.
You need to get your tires balanced but make sure you - or they - remove the caked on mud first.

Answer 8

check the balance on all 4 tires, more than likely you either threw a weight, or, you may have bent a wheel. Inspect the suspension front and rear for damage. If you feel it more in the steering whheel chances are the problem is up front. If it is more in the seat that the shake is present , than it is more likely the rear suspension.

Answer 9

You may have mud caked on the insides of your rims. Go to the car wash and get your car cleaned. If it still happens, examine the underside of your car for more mud. If not, go to a mechanic. Good Luck!

Answer 10

as many others have said u may have lost one or more wheel weights for balancing your tires...may have mud inside the rims...or you may have damage your treads by trying to spin the tires to get out of the mud causing the vibration especially at higher speeds....look at your tires after washing them off inside and out..and make sure you didnt fry your treads off then goto a tire shop like discount tire and get them rebalanced. Its possible you mightve knocked it out of alignment but less likely.