Accent 2001 steering wheel shakes at higher speed
The steering wheel of my 2001 Accent shakes at speeds over 60 mph. The
dealer has replaced wheel bearings, rotate tires and balanced tires but to no avail. The steering wheel is slightly off-center and may need wheel alignment. Seems that I am spending too much time in the garage but I do not feel safe driving with the steering wheel shaking. Any ideas? |
Re: Accent 2001 steering wheel shakes at higher speed
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 01:38:22 GMT, accent <accent@home.com> wrote:
>The steering wheel of my 2001 Accent shakes at speeds over 60 mph. The >dealer has replaced wheel bearings, rotate tires and balanced tires >but to no avail. The steering wheel is slightly off-center and may >need wheel alignment. > >Seems that I am spending too much time in the garage but I do not feel >safe driving with the steering wheel shaking. Any ideas? An alignment is probably just what you need. My 03 Accent had a slight shimmy at about 20 mph that came back worse at 70. An alignment cleared it right up. |
Re: Accent 2001 steering wheel shakes at higher speed
Don't expect an alignment to cure vibration problems. It's more likely the
tires have flat spots on them, the rims are bent, or some other problem. What's your confidence level in the dealer servicing your vehicle? That's a lot of work to fix one problem. One would think they would be able to verify whether it was fixed after their repairs so that you wouldn't have to keep bringing it back. Is the car fixed when you get it back, or is it just like it was when you took it in? Have you put fix-a-flat in any of your tires? If so, they will be unbalanceable until the liquid is removed. |
Re: Accent 2001 steering wheel shakes at higher speed
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:42:01 -0400, "hyundaitech"
<howitsac@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote: >Don't expect an alignment to cure vibration problems. It's more likely the >tires have flat spots on them, the rims are bent, or some other problem. >What's your confidence level in the dealer servicing your vehicle? That's >a lot of work to fix one problem. One would think they would be able to >verify whether it was fixed after their repairs so that you wouldn't have >to keep bringing it back. > >Is the car fixed when you get it back, or is it just like it was when you >took it in? > >Have you put fix-a-flat in any of your tires? If so, they will be >unbalanceable until the liquid is removed. My guess is that the work was due and that is why the dealer went ahead. However, it did not fix the steering wheel shake. How can I find out if my one year old tires have flat spots? |
Re: Accent 2001 steering wheel shakes at higher speed
Feel them. Put your open hand on the tread and run it in both directions
around the tires. They should feel smooth in both directions. Unless you have a severe flat-spotting problem, you should expect this will contribute only to small steering wheel vibrations. |
Re: Accent 2001 steering wheel shakes at higher speed
WATER!
try to pour water around the rims and the tread and look for bubbles. a little soap may aid in this. if you have a large enough basin you could also try submerging the tire in water. |
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