Steering wheel vibration at high speeds
#1
Steering wheel vibration at high speeds
I'm hoping one of you Dakota fans knows the answer to this- what causes steering wheel vibration braking at high speeds?
The dealership just took it out for a road test and recommended a balancing and rotation- on brand new tires installed 2 weeks ago by kal-tire! I don't believe them. I first noticed this problem in August, only a few weeks weeks after an alignment, rotation and balancing was done. I believe the problem is something else, maybe something serious, but they are still asking for a balancing and rotation.
It's a 2011 Dodge Dakota.
Thanks in advance!
-1kgcoffee
The dealership just took it out for a road test and recommended a balancing and rotation- on brand new tires installed 2 weeks ago by kal-tire! I don't believe them. I first noticed this problem in August, only a few weeks weeks after an alignment, rotation and balancing was done. I believe the problem is something else, maybe something serious, but they are still asking for a balancing and rotation.
It's a 2011 Dodge Dakota.
Thanks in advance!
-1kgcoffee
#2
I'm hoping one of you Dakota fans knows the answer to this- what causes steering wheel vibration braking at high speeds?
The dealership just took it out for a road test and recommended a balancing and rotation- on brand new tires installed 2 weeks ago by kal-tire! I don't believe them. I first noticed this problem in August, only a few weeks weeks after an alignment, rotation and balancing was done. I believe the problem is something else, maybe something serious, but they are still asking for a balancing and rotation.
It's a 2011 Dodge Dakota.
Thanks in advance!
-1kgcoffee
The dealership just took it out for a road test and recommended a balancing and rotation- on brand new tires installed 2 weeks ago by kal-tire! I don't believe them. I first noticed this problem in August, only a few weeks weeks after an alignment, rotation and balancing was done. I believe the problem is something else, maybe something serious, but they are still asking for a balancing and rotation.
It's a 2011 Dodge Dakota.
Thanks in advance!
-1kgcoffee
#3
I'm hoping one of you Dakota fans knows the answer to this- what causes steering wheel vibration braking at high speeds?
The dealership just took it out for a road test and recommended a balancing and rotation- on brand new tires installed 2 weeks ago by kal-tire! I don't believe them. I first noticed this problem in August, only a few weeks weeks after an alignment, rotation and balancing was done. I believe the problem is something else, maybe something serious, but they are still asking for a balancing and rotation.
It's a 2011 Dodge Dakota.
Thanks in advance!
-1kgcoffee
The dealership just took it out for a road test and recommended a balancing and rotation- on brand new tires installed 2 weeks ago by kal-tire! I don't believe them. I first noticed this problem in August, only a few weeks weeks after an alignment, rotation and balancing was done. I believe the problem is something else, maybe something serious, but they are still asking for a balancing and rotation.
It's a 2011 Dodge Dakota.
Thanks in advance!
-1kgcoffee
You say that the problem comes up when braking at high speeds - have you had your brakes checked? an out-of-balance condition there will give you the same symptoms - things like warped rotors, stuck calipers, etc., on the front and out-of-round drums or stuck components in the back can do that to you. When I had my drum brakes apart, I noticed that the auto adjustment mechanism is easy to set up wrong (I was getting grip on one side and not the other due to one side being out of adjustment).
#5
I had a horrible vibration at higher speeds afew times when braking.
One when one of my tires came unbalanced.
I also had a even worse vibration when all 5 of my Lugs Nuts came dangerously loose (when jacked up I could take them off with my hand)
and now I currently do when braking coming off the highway, or braking hard which is my Rear Drums being out-of-round. Which just happens for no reason on this truck.
(I just had the front replaced for the 2nd time)
One when one of my tires came unbalanced.
I also had a even worse vibration when all 5 of my Lugs Nuts came dangerously loose (when jacked up I could take them off with my hand)
and now I currently do when braking coming off the highway, or braking hard which is my Rear Drums being out-of-round. Which just happens for no reason on this truck.
(I just had the front replaced for the 2nd time)
#6
The dealership would have to re-balance the wheels first, I would be shocked if they didn't. My brand new wheels threw a couple of weights, I found them in my yard, and had a slight vibration on the highway. They had to re-balance all of the wheels because we didn't know which wheel lost the weights. All's good after it was all done, pain in the ***, but done.
#7
Hard to say what it is, but everyone is correct, wheel balance is the simplest way to start. The second thing that comes to mind are all the other 4000 parts in the front end.
3rd gen Dakotas have goofy front ends, and they tend to vibrate from all sorts of maladies. The brake rotors (disks) are the most likely culprit to vibration under braking at highway speeds, but next, I'd have them check outer tie rod ends first, as they do wear out sooner than most flexible Y stud type assemblies. They can give a false positive too if the mechanic doesn't push hard enough on it with a pry bar.
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3rd gen Dakotas have goofy front ends, and they tend to vibrate from all sorts of maladies. The brake rotors (disks) are the most likely culprit to vibration under braking at highway speeds, but next, I'd have them check outer tie rod ends first, as they do wear out sooner than most flexible Y stud type assemblies. They can give a false positive too if the mechanic doesn't push hard enough on it with a pry bar.
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I'm hoping one of you Dakota fans knows the answer to this- what causes steering wheel vibration braking at high speeds?
The dealership just took it out for a road test and recommended a balancing and rotation- on brand new tires installed 2 weeks ago by kal-tire! I don't believe them. I first noticed this problem in August, only a few weeks weeks after an alignment, rotation and balancing was done. I believe the problem is something else, maybe something serious, but they are still asking for a balancing and rotation.
It's a 2011 Dodge Dakota.
Thanks in advance!
-1kgcoffee
The dealership just took it out for a road test and recommended a balancing and rotation- on brand new tires installed 2 weeks ago by kal-tire! I don't believe them. I first noticed this problem in August, only a few weeks weeks after an alignment, rotation and balancing was done. I believe the problem is something else, maybe something serious, but they are still asking for a balancing and rotation.
It's a 2011 Dodge Dakota.
Thanks in advance!
-1kgcoffee
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The quote was 280, with a cupon (10% when you sign up for their email they send it to ) I talked them down to 200. They replaced the pins and upper and lower bushings. I did at the same time I did all 4 tires and alignment. The flutter was less with new tires and alignment but chatter in the sterring wheel at the smallest bump. It's great now, I will keep an eye on the tie rod ends.