just had tires balanced, new struts-with alignment, tire pressure good, new michelin tires with only 11,000 miles on them....
2006-09-14 12:29:01 · 17 answers · asked by shreck 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Probably you need to balance the tires...best way is to find a place that does high speed balance. They have a machine that they press up agaisnt the tire and spin it really fast and then see it the car shakes, if it does they put some weights on it and continue spinning the tire and adding weights until it runs smooth. Most service stations and tire places just do it on a electronic balance machine, it doesn't spin the tire at high speed.
If the steering wheel shakes side to side (shimmy) this could be a bad tire. Try rotating the tires around, place the front ones on the back etc.
2006-09-14 12:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be a bad balance job. Often after a few miles, the tires get seated a bit differently. Pull them and have them rechecked. Loose tie rods could be a problem. Get the car up in the air and check for anything loose or worn. Consider a 4-wheel alignment. (Has this car been in a wreck.........could be a less than straight chassis)
2006-09-14 19:55:11 · answer #2 · answered by fibreglasscar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have the tires checked you may have run over something and broke a belt in the tire or you may have lost a wheel weight which is very common if you just had a alignment they should have noticed if anything was wrong there so i would start with the tires first and if nothing found have the front end rechecked to be sure
2006-09-14 21:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by firefightingexpert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoever balanced your tires didnt do it well enough; make sure that whoever does it puts weights on both sides of the wheels, and uses a computer balancer to do it. some people will only use weights on one side for cosmetic reasons, and this is the problem that continues. try another tire center, and tell them that you're having this problem. good luck
2006-09-14 19:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by Claira Voyant 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is that a Ford Tempo? I had one of those and it always did the same thing, but it started above 65. How old is the car? It could be something other than the tires.
2006-09-14 19:38:24 · answer #5 · answered by n0witrytobeamused 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whomever balanced the tires did a lousy job. Make them do it again for free.
2006-09-14 19:41:05 · answer #6 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely you need your tires balanced. there is the possibility you have a bad tire but I'd go have the tires balanced first.
2006-09-14 19:32:52 · answer #7 · answered by Kenneth S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first take a look at your tires. if they are worn that could be the problem. also
have a mechanic check your front end. even if you just had all that done taking it to another mechanic might reveal an unseen or overlooked problem
2006-09-14 19:40:12 · answer #8 · answered by lester 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Honda used to do that until I got my tires balanced.
2006-09-14 19:36:32 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Meme ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could have bad tires or they are not aligned best thing to do is get the checked out
2006-09-14 19:35:32 · answer #10 · answered by josh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋