High Speed Vibration
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High Speed Vibration
I'm having a vibration issue at high speeds anything over lets see 60 that i cant seem to track down where its going from. just got the 2010 GS vette about 4 months ago. all 4 tires are new. road forced balanced,aligned and nuts on wheels torqued to spec. Ive checked tie rods and and all other possibilities for something being loose. the car only has 26k miles. any idea what else can it be. i had an 2002 before and it never acted like this one. i read somewhere that it could be a bad rotor but wouldn't it vibrate when braking? it doesn't BTW. HELP!!!!
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I hope you find the answer. I have a 96 4 Runner that has had a high speed vibration, steering wheel shake, for the last 2-3 tire changes. I have taken it to everyone to find the solution. It is better but still present.
The only thing I haven't done is change the rims. But then it was fine for the first 100,000 miles with the same rims.
Oddly it comes and goes too in severity, I think mostly due to temperature.
I have given up and just drive the car at 60 mph anything above and it will shake. Not my road car just around town and short highway driving beater.
The only thing I haven't done is change the rims. But then it was fine for the first 100,000 miles with the same rims.
Oddly it comes and goes too in severity, I think mostly due to temperature.
I have given up and just drive the car at 60 mph anything above and it will shake. Not my road car just around town and short highway driving beater.
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I hope you find the answer. I have a 96 4 Runner that has had a high speed vibration, steering wheel shake, for the last 2-3 tire changes. I have taken it to everyone to find the solution. It is better but still present.
The only thing I haven't done is change the rims. But then it was fine for the first 100,000 miles with the same rims.
Oddly it comes and goes too in severity, I think mostly due to temperature.
I have given up and just drive the car at 60 mph anything above and it will shake. Not my road car just around town and short highway driving beater.
The only thing I haven't done is change the rims. But then it was fine for the first 100,000 miles with the same rims.
Oddly it comes and goes too in severity, I think mostly due to temperature.
I have given up and just drive the car at 60 mph anything above and it will shake. Not my road car just around town and short highway driving beater.
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It's possible you have a bad tire, but that should also show up in the road force. I don't see how it could be a rotor since warped ones only show up when you apply the brakes. I suppose the rotor could be out of balance but as far as I know there's no way to balance them.
Have you had the alignment checked? Wouldn't think that would cause a vibration over 60 but you never know. And there are probably other, more expensive causes, such as drive shaft. But my knowledge of cars is extremely limited.
Have you had the alignment checked? Wouldn't think that would cause a vibration over 60 but you never know. And there are probably other, more expensive causes, such as drive shaft. But my knowledge of cars is extremely limited.
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It's possible you have a bad tire, but that should also show up in the road force. I don't see how it could be a rotor since warped ones only show up when you apply the brakes. I suppose the rotor could be out of balance but as far as I know there's no way to balance them.
Have you had the alignment checked? Wouldn't think that would cause a vibration over 60 but you never know. And there are probably other, more expensive causes, such as drive shaft. But my knowledge of cars is extremely limited.
Have you had the alignment checked? Wouldn't think that would cause a vibration over 60 but you never know. And there are probably other, more expensive causes, such as drive shaft. But my knowledge of cars is extremely limited.
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I'm having a vibration issue at high speeds anything over lets see 60 that i cant seem to track down where its going from. just got the 2010 GS vette about 4 months ago. all 4 tires are new. road forced balanced,aligned and nuts on wheels torqued to spec. Ive checked tie rods and and all other possibilities for something being loose. the car only has 26k miles. any idea what else can it be. i had an 2002 before and it never acted like this one. i read somewhere that it could be a bad rotor but wouldn't it vibrate when braking? it doesn't BTW. HELP!!!!
Lower outer window molding that flutters above 60MPH. This is a somewhat common prob. Easy isolation tip: Tape down the lower molding at the windshield, under the wipers, and go for a drive.
The second is a bent wheel or out of round/flawed tire that can be isolated by a tire shop.
Goodluck and report back.
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Miami - Two things come to mind, both of which I had on my 2012GS.
Lower outer window molding that flutters above 60MPH. This is a somewhat common prob. Easy isolation tip: Tape down the lower molding at the windshield, under the wipers, and go for a drive.
The second is a bent wheel or out of round/flawed tire that can be isolated by a tire shop.
Goodluck and report back.
Lower outer window molding that flutters above 60MPH. This is a somewhat common prob. Easy isolation tip: Tape down the lower molding at the windshield, under the wipers, and go for a drive.
The second is a bent wheel or out of round/flawed tire that can be isolated by a tire shop.
Goodluck and report back.
yeah im leaning to another bad wheel that wasn't picked up by the first shop i did the original road force im going to take it this Monday hopefully i can figure it out soon its driving me nuts!!.
btw what does the lower outer window molding have to do with the vibration? btw my car is convertible
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hey 1RB
yeah im leaning to another bad wheel that wasn't picked up by the first shop i did the original road force im going to take it this Monday hopefully i can figure it out soon its driving me nuts!!.
btw what does the lower outer window molding have to do with the vibration? btw my car is convertible
yeah im leaning to another bad wheel that wasn't picked up by the first shop i did the original road force im going to take it this Monday hopefully i can figure it out soon its driving me nuts!!.
btw what does the lower outer window molding have to do with the vibration? btw my car is convertible
A bent wheel that's within reparable limits can be straightened by a good shop for apprrox $100, including rebalancing. That's what I was charged in Nashville last year.
Hopefully yours is one of the above or some other easy fix.
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I think he's referring the the molding at the bottom of the windshield. They can make a vibration noise, obviously you have something different if you can a feel the vibrations rather than hear it.
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The lower molding vibration is a high frequency vibration that comes from the dash area. Affects Verts, too. As the molding deteriorates, it becomes very loud as speed increases. Some say it sounds like a swarm of bees. Doesn't happen on all cars, and is very easy to isolate, and fix.
A bent wheel that's within reparable limits can be straightened by a good shop for apprrox $100, including rebalancing. That's what I was charged in Nashville last year.
Hopefully yours is one of the above or some other easy fix.
A bent wheel that's within reparable limits can be straightened by a good shop for apprrox $100, including rebalancing. That's what I was charged in Nashville last year.
Hopefully yours is one of the above or some other easy fix.
will a bad drive shaft the one that goes from engine to trans cause the vibration at high speeds? Ive got no vibration at all at lower speed.
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Have them recheck the front wheel balancing.
I bought brand new wheels and tires off tire rack for my camaro. Mounted them, torqued the lugs correctly and hit the highway. Instant vibration at around 55+ and got worse when I went faster.
Went to sts tire and all 4 wheels were off. All 4. I saw the screen. I guess some noob at tire rack thought it was a good idea to put all the weight on one side. Making one side of each wheel heavier than the other. Resulting in wobbling which leads to vibration.
Check all 4 wheels again.
I bought brand new wheels and tires off tire rack for my camaro. Mounted them, torqued the lugs correctly and hit the highway. Instant vibration at around 55+ and got worse when I went faster.
Went to sts tire and all 4 wheels were off. All 4. I saw the screen. I guess some noob at tire rack thought it was a good idea to put all the weight on one side. Making one side of each wheel heavier than the other. Resulting in wobbling which leads to vibration.
Check all 4 wheels again.