Sometimes when I drive at an excess of 60mph my car seems to start vibrating until I come to a complete stop, I even feel it as im applying the breaks on my car. The problem is it doesnt do it all the time. What gives?
2007-04-09 17:52:31 · 14 answers · asked by jrgonz454 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i said sometimes, then Ill park and when i jump back on the freeway the damm things runs like a charm
2007-04-09 18:01:28 · update #1
it a 98 saturn. I know its not the balancing, aligment or tires, I had them all just done.
2007-04-09 18:12:53 · update #2
I would check your shocks also your rotors need replaced probably. If your brake pedal pulses when you push on it then your rotors are warped and need replaced.
2007-04-09 18:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by maybayus123 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You don't say how miles are on the car or on the tires since they were installed. You also didn't mention how old the car is. Here are a couple of basic, inxpensive things you can try.
Have your tires rotated and balanced. Sometimes the lug nuts (they hold the tires on the car) have become loose. Rotating and balancing th tires corrects that too. If that doesn't solve it, it could be an alignment problem.
If your tires aren't wearing evenly (one side of the tire tread is thinner than the other on one or more tires) you probably have an alignment problem. When they inspect the alignment, they will also inspect the ball joints and other parts of the steering components. Excessive wear on these parts can also cause vibrations.
If one or more tires have worn unevenly you may need to replace it/them in order to have properly balanced tires.
2007-04-09 18:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by Rainman 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ok, half these people shouldn't have answered this question. Check your front axles and your wheel bearings. Any of the other problems listed would not be intermittent and would occur all the time. To you idiots who mentioned wheel alignments, go to a shop and tell them you need a wheel alignment because your car vibrates. Come back and tell me what they say.
What kind of car is this? If it's a front wheel drive, have the transmission mounts checked. If even one goes bad, it will cause an intermittent vibration like you are stating.
2007-04-09 18:04:11 · answer #3 · answered by drunkmunkey25 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
try getting your tires balanced or checking the air pressure, that is usually the cause of a slight vibration, over winter tires shrink and swell so it is a good idea to check pressure in them when you fill up...another cause could be the cv joints may be beginning to show signs of wear have them checked out, my suggestion is to by a haynes manual for your vehicle, usually run less than $20 and has many step by step instructions to minor problems, good luck
2007-04-09 17:59:18 · answer #4 · answered by Tazzy375 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Could be several things nothing serious though... Check to see if your tires are balanced. Also see if your rims are bent. Also you may need to go in for an alignment. All this problems are not that serious and let the mechanic know that you know that so he doesn't charge you through the teeth for it. Hope this helps..
2007-04-09 18:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by dellptn 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It should have to do with intake.
If your engine isn't getting the air it needs to mix with fuel, it will start vibrating. I suspect your idle is set too low; if the car isn't stalling after you've been out a while it isn't a buildup of moisture on the tailpipe; so it has to be either transmission problems as one person suggested, or it has to be something to do with carburetor, or the mixture when you try to ask for more power and the car needs more oxygen for internal combustion than it's getting. Have a mechanic see where the idle is set, and drive it for a while, exactly the way you do.
2007-04-09 18:04:22 · answer #6 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If its when breaking it could be either the tracking or the ball joints.
All machines will vibrate the most at a certain level, my old car used to do it at 80mph it was fine above that, new car does it at 105mph fine above that.
Its strange that it doesn't happen regularly.
2007-04-09 17:56:59 · answer #7 · answered by Whatever. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
could be a number of things from a bent tie-rod, worn ball joints or wheel bearings. warped rotors usually only vibrate at breaking but notice i said usually
2007-04-09 17:56:02 · answer #8 · answered by Brad L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you need to have your tires re-aligned or maybe your rotors are warped if you feel it when you use your brakes, but I really dont know how to answer this since it doesnt happen all the time. Check with your mechanic.
2007-04-09 17:57:13 · answer #9 · answered by DT 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Could be:
Severely out of alignment
Tie rod loose / missing
A-Frame bushing shot
2007-04-09 17:56:24 · answer #10 · answered by LD 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋