I have a vibration when I drive on the drivers side, it feels like a like a bad tire but the tires are good.
2006-10-02 15:34:02 · 9 answers · asked by Jeanne W 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
Most likely the wheels aren't balanced. Take it to a tire shop and tell them to make a wheel alignment. I'm almost 100% sure thats the problem
2006-10-02 15:37:38 · answer #1 · answered by Kristian55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start simple- you (or someone who borrowed your truck) may have hit a curb and thrown the tire off balance.
next I would check the outter-tire rod arms. this is done by grabbing the tire (9 & 3 like a clock) with the endine off and in park and see if you can make the tire wobble. If it wobbles or feels loose it could be a bad tie rod.
if that is not the problem it could be a drive axel going out. That is checked by getting under the truck while it is off and in park and grabbing the drive axel tightly and feeling it for play vertically and horizontally. Normally, even if the drive axel is going out you wont get muc play, but if it does DONT DRIVE IT another foot. I would recommend bringing it to a 4x4 shop (not midas or car-x) and letting them check throught the 4x4's
I am willing to bet that it is an off balance tire. 2 of my sisters have explorers - 1 with 190k miles (1997) and nothing serious, the other with 150k miles (1995) with nothing too. good trucks if you take care of them.
2006-10-02 16:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by ragajungle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you feel it in the steering wheel, even at low speeds, your wheel is probably bent, or a tire has "slipped a belt" meaning it has a bulge in the tread cap somewhere causing the wheel to "jerk". If you only feel it in the wheel at certain speeds, it is most likely a wheel balance issue, which a tire shop can fix by putting them on a balancing machine. If you only feel it in the wheel when braking, it is probably a brake issue you need fixed (warped rotor). Good Luck!
2006-10-02 15:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by detecting_it 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be wheel balance or have you hit the kerb lately and damaged your rim or it could be a wheel bearing or if you rub your hand around the front tyres you might find a bubble in one of them this is a sepo tyre but some times it can be on the inside of the tyre which makes it hard to find but a trip to your local tire shop and have them look should fix your problems
2006-10-02 15:47:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Areas to check are:
Tires - may be out of balance, or a wheel weight could have come off. You could also have the wrong amount of pressure in tires.
Alignment - toe in/out
Tie Rod ends/ball joints
U-joints could be shot
Shocks could be bad
2006-10-02 15:39:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rotate the tires, if it still there then I would say a wheel bearing is bad
2006-10-02 15:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what speed you feel the vibration at. Can you elaborate?
Is it while braking or hwy speed?
2006-10-03 00:49:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wheel balance or wheel alignment
2006-10-02 15:37:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-02 15:45:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋