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.

 

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.

 

"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

 

"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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.