Yeah Bill, you pretty much described it. All the roads around here (So IL) are have heavy truck traffic, so that may be whats causing the problem. It still is aggrivating though!
Prolly a tire balance issue..........find a place that shaves tires and then balances them "on-car". THAT will fix the problem........guaranteed.
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Mine shook, after the dealer said that "aligned" it, car shook worse. New tires, check balance at 2 other places, rotate tires same issue, never got better. Was at the point when I sold it that I couldnt go 50+ without fighting the car
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I just drove my car off the lot today . Absolutely amazed by the car. I have noticed that I have what is described here, however. The steering wheel seems to jerk a lot, like in those Rush video games at the arcade. Like... just resistant, sometimes. I checked the air in the tires, upped it a few PSI, and noticed that it's not really there since I drove it right after. But on the high way, around 80+, it begins to get really unsteady. I figured it was just some alignment issue.
I just drove my car off the lot today . Absolutely amazed by the car. I have noticed that I have what is described here, however. The steering wheel seems to jerk a lot, like in those Rush video games at the arcade. Like... just resistant, sometimes. I checked the air in the tires, upped it a few PSI, and noticed that it's not really there since I drove it right after. But on the high way, around 80+, it begins to get really unsteady. I figured it was just some alignment issue.
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I would drive the car right back and tell them to correct the problem. Check the inside of the wheels and see if the balancing weights are still there. Could be some came off. The problem you describe sounds like a wheel balance problem. IF this shake is a result of an alignment need, play close attention to the tires for any kind contact with the struts.
You may want to check to make sure the lugs are properly torqued. If it is shaking that bad that would be the first thing I'd check. Also beware of over inflating the tires, keep it at spec reason being, over inflating the front tires will cause the tires to be closer to the struts. There is very little clearance there now as it is.
I considered that too, but it doesn't do the usual "oval" feel at low speeds that a balance issue is notorious for. I also noticed that just today, it was doing it ONLY when I was at idle. Stepping on the gas and it doesn't really do it that much. It also STAYS straight, so I outruled the alignment possibility... when I let go of the steering wheel, it just... goes back and forth, but the car stays pretty true to the course that I had when I let go, so I'm thinking it's something along the lines of your thinking, the struts.
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. Absolutely amazed by the car. I have noticed that I have what is described here, however. The steering wheel seems to jerk a lot, like in those Rush video games at the arcade. Like... just resistant, sometimes. I checked the air in the tires, upped it a few PSI, and noticed that it's not really there since I drove it right after. But on the high way, around 80+, it begins to get really unsteady. I figured it was just some alignment issue.
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