Please help! Steering wheel vibration!!
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Please help! Steering wheel vibration!!
Please help!
I was taking my car for a nice January drive on Saturday and hit a pot hole, nothing out of the norm – but right after that I felt like my steering wheel was vibrating, chalked it up to being paranoid as it didn’t do it ALL the time on the way home. After driving again today, defiantly have an issue. The steering wheel shakes pretty bad sometimes and it never did that, something definitely feels wrong with the car.
Could that wheel just need to be balanced? Maybe bent my rim?
Anyone experience this and fix or have any suggestions??
I was taking my car for a nice January drive on Saturday and hit a pot hole, nothing out of the norm – but right after that I felt like my steering wheel was vibrating, chalked it up to being paranoid as it didn’t do it ALL the time on the way home. After driving again today, defiantly have an issue. The steering wheel shakes pretty bad sometimes and it never did that, something definitely feels wrong with the car.
Could that wheel just need to be balanced? Maybe bent my rim?
Anyone experience this and fix or have any suggestions??
Melting Slicks
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Please help!
I was taking my car for a nice January drive on Saturday and hit a pot hole, nothing out of the norm – but right after that I felt like my steering wheel was vibrating, chalked it up to being paranoid as it didn’t do it ALL the time on the way home. After driving again today, defiantly have an issue. The steering wheel shakes pretty bad sometimes and it never did that, something definitely feels wrong with the car.
Could that wheel just need to be balanced? Maybe bent my rim?
Anyone experience this and fix or have any suggestions??
I was taking my car for a nice January drive on Saturday and hit a pot hole, nothing out of the norm – but right after that I felt like my steering wheel was vibrating, chalked it up to being paranoid as it didn’t do it ALL the time on the way home. After driving again today, defiantly have an issue. The steering wheel shakes pretty bad sometimes and it never did that, something definitely feels wrong with the car.
Could that wheel just need to be balanced? Maybe bent my rim?
Anyone experience this and fix or have any suggestions??
Le Mans Master
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You need to get the wheel checked for run-out. If you have a dial indicator you can likely check it yourself if you can mount the dial somehow. Otherwise I imagine any reputable tire shop can check it. Odds are you're going to wind up having a rim repaired (if it can be) or a new GM unit.
Unless it was some seriously catastrophic hit, damage should be limited to the wheel/tire and maybe alignment. I doubt you'd bend any suspension parts.
Were you in Track mode by chance? I've heard warnings not to use Tr on the street because it's stiff enough to bend wheels on sharp potholes, but haven't had anyone actually report it happening yet, so I'm curious.
Unless it was some seriously catastrophic hit, damage should be limited to the wheel/tire and maybe alignment. I doubt you'd bend any suspension parts.
Were you in Track mode by chance? I've heard warnings not to use Tr on the street because it's stiff enough to bend wheels on sharp potholes, but haven't had anyone actually report it happening yet, so I'm curious.
Last edited by davepl; Jan 25, 2017 at 02:32 PM.
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You need to get the wheel checked for run-out. If you have a dial indicator you can likely check it yourself if you can mount the dial somehow. Otherwise I imagine any reputable tire shop can check it. Odds are you're going to wind up having a rim repaired (if it can be) or a new GM unit.
Unless it was some seriously catastrophic hit, damage should be limited to the wheel/tire and maybe alignment. I doubt you'd bend any suspension parts.
Were you in Track mode by chance? I've heard warnings not to use Tr on the street because it's stiff enough to bend wheels on sharp potholes, but haven't had anyone actually report it happening yet, so I'm curious.
Unless it was some seriously catastrophic hit, damage should be limited to the wheel/tire and maybe alignment. I doubt you'd bend any suspension parts.
Were you in Track mode by chance? I've heard warnings not to use Tr on the street because it's stiff enough to bend wheels on sharp potholes, but haven't had anyone actually report it happening yet, so I'm curious.
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I've replaced 5 chrome wheels in the first 4200 miles on my 16 Z06. Not sure if the chrome wheels are softer than the others. Bent four of them at one time when I hit a major chuck hole. Six months later I hit another chuck hole and bent another wheel. I recommend staying in Tour mode not Sport or Track modes, unless you are already familiar with the road your on.
Last edited by HDLARRY; Jan 26, 2017 at 09:00 AM.
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I've replaced 5 chrome wheels in the first 4200 miles on my 16 Z06. Not sure if the chrome wheels are softer than the others. Bent four of them at one time when I hit a major chuck hole. Six months later I hit another chuck hole and bent another wheel. I recommend staying in Tour mode not Sport or Track modes, unless you are already familiar with the road your on.
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It also could be the tire got damaged... The chords inside of the rubber could have been torn from the impact.. It happened to me, not to my vette, another car... I looked underneath and seen a bubble on the sidewall... Good luck to you...
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I have spare chrome GM rears if anyone needs (unless and until a good 20" drag radial comes along), but I'm guessing most bends are on the front! That's until I heard the "four at once" above... that would suck.
Last edited by davepl; Jan 26, 2017 at 11:37 AM.
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I hit a pothole, took my 2019 Grand Sport to Matick Chevrolet, they told me that I needed two rims, and a new left tire. I asked after the repairs to test drive two ensure that all was okay. Well, when I picked up my Baby, I was informed that it was test driven twice, and all was okay after 2100 was paid. Well I left the dealership and right there was the ramp to enter the freeway. Going down the ramp between 65 and 70, I feel this vibration in the steering wheel, and continue all the way home while hitting speeds upwards to 90.... At home after parking in the garage, I checked at all the wheels, and big as day, the LEFT REAR WHEEL had a slight bend in it, and the way that C7 is designed, if there's any unbalance wheels, or bent rims, you will get some vibration, Didn't get the Wheel/Tire insurance at the time of purchase.... Just asking anyone's auto insurance cover wheels and tires? Going to take it to Les Standford, number one Corvette dealership in Michigan, and maybe the country to have it serviced, I know that it will be serviced correctly.
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Why are we putting up with this $hit! CHEVY, where in the hell are you? It is time you take on some responsibility here. Four bent wheels at the same time, $2100! I’m getting to the point where I’m afraid to drive this car. Appears that if you look at the wheels wrong they bend. CHEVY, we are asking you politely to man up and take care of this problem. It is VERY obvious that you have screwed up on this one. I guess you won’t do anything until someone gets hurt! Thought you would have learned after the ignition key screw up.
Last edited by mjross; Sep 28, 2018 at 12:48 PM.