i own a ford expedition 03!!!
i took it for a wheel balance already
2006-11-05 02:59:53 · 11 answers · asked by a-drummer 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i have new tires
2006-11-05 06:03:53 · update #1
That is why I will never buy a Ford Truck...I like Toyota's
2006-11-05 03:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by Dfirefox 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ok you had the wheels balanced, but did you have them rotated?
I find on many models of tires now (especially with 16 inches and higher), that after about 5 or 6,000 miles the tires from being in the same location develop a wear pattern in them and the steering wheel shakes back and forth slowly before it gets worse at higher speeds.
Also these big monsters as they grow in size have issues with balancing that even a regular balancer can't take out (needing a specialized ground force or "road" force balance.. it's where the tire is balanced with it rolling on a drum simulating what it sees on the road)
But my vote is check tire rotation, get your service shop to inspect Ford for TSBs (technical service bulletins) for this issue and then inspect for a bad tire.
All makers who are using the bigger tires (16 inches and bigger) are seeing these issues... Tire technology is good but is now becoming critical is something is off with the tire (compared to say the 15 inch tires on mom's LTD)
2006-11-05 04:46:43 · answer #2 · answered by gearbox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Balancing the tires at a tire store doesn't always fix a bad wheel. You can try replacing each front wheel with the spare and driving it. You probably need to fork over the $50 for a front end inspection. They'll give you the money back on any repairs.
2006-11-05 04:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Other then a wheel balance it sounds like your tires might be worn and need to be replaced.It also could be a ball joint,tire rod end or even something wrong with the steering compartment.
2006-11-05 03:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by gonicki31 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Either it can be a wheel alignment issue, or a bad steering part. Pretty common on these trucks. Bad bearing, or even ball joints. Or even the tire has seperation on it.
2006-11-05 03:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 possibilities. you have a wheel out of balance on the front, or you have a big dry hard lump of mud stuck on the inside of a rim on the front. That is what happened to my explorer. After I hammered off the mud, problem was solved.
2006-11-05 03:10:09 · answer #6 · answered by dread pirate lavenderbeard 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
one of my cars had the same problem, I had the wheels balanced and everything checked out possible. every thing was good. come to find out i had a bad tire, a chord on the inside of the tire was broken causing it to shake... and you couldn't see anything wrong visually with it...put diff tires on it and it was fine...maybe you can have your tires inspected better... hope that helps
2006-11-05 03:10:07 · answer #7 · answered by rostang50 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check the front end,you could have a worn ball joint,bad tie rod of something else worn.and did you have it alighned,that will cause it too,also hows your struts.
2006-11-05 07:37:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be the wheel alignment, a worn bearing on one side, or loose steering linkage. have it looked at further.
2006-11-05 03:03:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't sound good. I don't know what's wrong, unless it needs an alignment.
2006-11-05 03:04:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋