Re: 01 Accord Coupe, shake in wheel at highway speeds
JM wrote:
> Hi all, > > Just bought an 01 Accord coupe, 5 speed. One of the things I asked the > place I bought it from to take care of before I bought the car was a wobble > in the steering around highway speeds, say 100 km/h for example. At the > time they just replaced the front tires outright and said it was fixed, but > it wasn't, so they asked me to bring it back in. > > This week they had the car for 4 days and eliminated the tires (replaced), > rims (tried the car with another set of tires and rims), alignment, brake > rotors (replaced), and anything else they could think of. They were good > enough to supply me with a rental car free of charge, and so far nothing has > cost me a dime, but the wobble is still there, (although better) and they're > out of ideas. > > They want to take the car to the Honda dealership next week and see if they > can track down the cause -- but I was wondering if anyone here had heard of > or had a similar problem or might suggest what else could be causing this.. > just to satisfy my own curiousity if nothing else. > > go get your money back and buy another vehicle from somewhere that knows what they're doing. seriously. if they can't track this problem down, they're incompetent. they're not diagnosing the problem - they're simply guessing and replacing stuff and hoping. diagnosis: 1. ensure wheels are ok and that the tires are balanced with no lumps. 2. check moving parts of the suspension - joints, shocks, bushings, etc. front and rear. 3. check other moving parts like drive shafts. a thrown bearing in the inner driveshaft slider will make the steering wobble most effectively. |
Re: 01 Accord Coupe, shake in wheel at highway speeds
JM wrote:
> Hi all, > > Just bought an 01 Accord coupe, 5 speed. One of the things I asked the > place I bought it from to take care of before I bought the car was a wobble > in the steering around highway speeds, say 100 km/h for example. At the > time they just replaced the front tires outright and said it was fixed, but > it wasn't, so they asked me to bring it back in. > > This week they had the car for 4 days and eliminated the tires (replaced), > rims (tried the car with another set of tires and rims), alignment, brake > rotors (replaced), and anything else they could think of. They were good > enough to supply me with a rental car free of charge, and so far nothing has > cost me a dime, but the wobble is still there, (although better) and they're > out of ideas. > > They want to take the car to the Honda dealership next week and see if they > can track down the cause -- but I was wondering if anyone here had heard of > or had a similar problem or might suggest what else could be causing this.. > just to satisfy my own curiousity if nothing else. > > go get your money back and buy another vehicle from somewhere that knows what they're doing. seriously. if they can't track this problem down, they're incompetent. they're not diagnosing the problem - they're simply guessing and replacing stuff and hoping. diagnosis: 1. ensure wheels are ok and that the tires are balanced with no lumps. 2. check moving parts of the suspension - joints, shocks, bushings, etc. front and rear. 3. check other moving parts like drive shafts. a thrown bearing in the inner driveshaft slider will make the steering wobble most effectively. |
Re: 01 Accord Coupe, shake in wheel at highway speeds
"JM" <jmsn@ns.sympatico.ca.ns> wrote in message
news:466090cc$0$4045$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net... > Hi all, > > Just bought an 01 Accord coupe, 5 speed. One of the things I asked the > place I bought it from to take care of before I bought the car was a > wobble in the steering around highway speeds, say 100 km/h for example. > At the time they just replaced the front tires outright and said it was > fixed, but it wasn't, so they asked me to bring it back in. > > This week they had the car for 4 days and eliminated the tires (replaced), > rims (tried the car with another set of tires and rims), alignment, brake > rotors (replaced), and anything else they could think of. They were good > enough to supply me with a rental car free of charge, and so far nothing > has cost me a dime, but the wobble is still there, (although better) and > they're out of ideas. > > They want to take the car to the Honda dealership next week and see if > they can track down the cause -- but I was wondering if anyone here had > heard of or had a similar problem or might suggest what else could be > causing this.. just to satisfy my own curiousity if nothing else. > > FWIW, at least one case of Honda shake was tracked to a bad drive axle. I don't know if there was a test before replacing the axle or if the axle was replaced and the shake disappeared. Mike |
Re: 01 Accord Coupe, shake in wheel at highway speeds
"JM" <jmsn@ns.sympatico.ca.ns> wrote in message
news:466090cc$0$4045$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net... > Hi all, > > Just bought an 01 Accord coupe, 5 speed. One of the things I asked the > place I bought it from to take care of before I bought the car was a > wobble in the steering around highway speeds, say 100 km/h for example. > At the time they just replaced the front tires outright and said it was > fixed, but it wasn't, so they asked me to bring it back in. > > This week they had the car for 4 days and eliminated the tires (replaced), > rims (tried the car with another set of tires and rims), alignment, brake > rotors (replaced), and anything else they could think of. They were good > enough to supply me with a rental car free of charge, and so far nothing > has cost me a dime, but the wobble is still there, (although better) and > they're out of ideas. > > They want to take the car to the Honda dealership next week and see if > they can track down the cause -- but I was wondering if anyone here had > heard of or had a similar problem or might suggest what else could be > causing this.. just to satisfy my own curiousity if nothing else. > > FWIW, at least one case of Honda shake was tracked to a bad drive axle. I don't know if there was a test before replacing the axle or if the axle was replaced and the shake disappeared. Mike |
Re: 01 Accord Coupe, shake in wheel at highway speeds
A quick follow up; the dealership from which I bought the car arranged for
me to take it to the local Honda dealer, which I did. They called me a few hours later to say all 4 wheels had been out of balance. I picked it up, and it's great now -- I think sometimes I can feel a little vibration at that speed, but I can't be sure that isn't just the road and/or cheap tires. The (steering) wheel is rock solid however which is great. I guess I know where not to go for service. |
Re: 01 Accord Coupe, shake in wheel at highway speeds
A quick follow up; the dealership from which I bought the car arranged for
me to take it to the local Honda dealer, which I did. They called me a few hours later to say all 4 wheels had been out of balance. I picked it up, and it's great now -- I think sometimes I can feel a little vibration at that speed, but I can't be sure that isn't just the road and/or cheap tires. The (steering) wheel is rock solid however which is great. I guess I know where not to go for service. |
Re: 01 Accord Coupe, shake in wheel at highway speeds
A quick follow up; the dealership from which I bought the car arranged for
me to take it to the local Honda dealer, which I did. They called me a few hours later to say all 4 wheels had been out of balance. I picked it up, and it's great now -- I think sometimes I can feel a little vibration at that speed, but I can't be sure that isn't just the road and/or cheap tires. The (steering) wheel is rock solid however which is great. I guess I know where not to go for service. |
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