My car vibrates when I accelerate and brake?
Well hard braking won't by itself cause major damage to front end components, unless of course you slid into a curb or ran into or over something under hard braking. You didn't say if you car is front wheel drive, or how old it is - but let's assume it's a few years old, and front wheel drive... 1) Jack up the car and watch the front tires as you rotate them by hand to see if the wheels rotate without wobbling - look for small variations, which magnify the vibration as speed increases 2) inspect the tires and rim for damage - take notice if there are any balancing weights missing from the tires - you *might* have thrown a weigh off in the collision avoidance maneuver, and if the original imbalance was bad enough, could cause some of what you are feeling. 3) You say it vibrates when braking - is that under light, normal braking or harder braking ? If you are traveling Interstate speeds and apply light pressure to the brakes - if the vibration is felt then you will most likely need to replace the brake rotors if excessively worn, or at least have them resurfaced and trued up to remove the rough spots and warping that is there 4) Have the front end inspected by a reputable mechanic or shop specializing in front end repairs. Have them check the CV joints, wheel bearings for excessive play, and steering components. Before going that route, be able to describe speeds at which the problem occurs, degree of braking applied and severity of vibration , and a description of the original incident that started the problem. I hope this helps... but most of all get it checked out soon. Wheel vibration can cause excessive tire wear, loss of vehicle control and the potential for an accident - all of which are much more expensive that what you will spend with a mechanic to fix the problem - but most importantly, it could just save you from serious injury or even death if your steering/braking systems fail unexpectedly...
Front left wheel wobbles when driving?
1. Check that lug nuts are tight and that the wheel is on the hub properly. Wobbles only when braking: get the brakes services. The disc is gouged. Wobbles all the time: most noticeable at low speeds, a distinctive side to side wiggle of the vehicle, becomes a strong vibration at higher speeds, bad tire. Sometimes the belt inside "slips". Take the wheel off and roll it to check. Wobbles all the time: again most noticeable at low speeds but with a thump-thump as you go, when accelerating the vehicle pulls to one side and when letting off the gas the vehicle pulls the other way, this is either a bearing or CV joint. A wheel out of balance can cause vibration, and over time will damage bearings, but will not normally cause any vehicle wobble.
What happens if you don't rotate your tires?
If a car’s weight distribution puts more weight on the front tires, the fronts will wear faster than the rears. When you apply the brakes, the weight of the car shifts toward the front adding even more weight onto the front tires, wearing them down a little faster. Your car’s drive wheels will also wear faster as they’re responsible for accelerating the car. So in a FWD, the fronts will wear faster; RWD, the rears will wear faster; AWD depends on how much power is sent to either axle.Not rotating your tires will cause one pair to wear a little faster than the other- it’s usually not drastic, but it’s there. This means you’ll have to replace one pair before the other, though the other pair won’t be too far behind so you’ll have to replace them soon after anyway.Every tire shop that I’ve done business with had complementary wheel balancing and rotations for the lifetime of the tire if you bought the set from them - there really isn’t a reason not to rotate if that’s the case.
Why after doing wheel alignment the steering wheel is not straight like before and BMW say no its OK?
If you hit a pothole, you may bump your suspension out of the calculated locations that the components have been factory set. "Wheel alignment" involves three main measurements -- caster, camber, and toe.Caster is the tilting of the top of the steering axis either forward or backward. A backward tilt is positive (+) and a forward tilt is negative (-). Caster influences directional control of the steering.Camber is the tilting of the wheels from the vertical. When the wheels tilt outward at the top, the camber is positive (+). When the wheel tilts inward, the camber is negative (-). Camber settings influence the directional control and the tire wear.Toe is a measurement of how much the front and/or rear wheels are turned in or out. When the wheels are turned in, toe is positive (+). When the wheels are turned out, it is negative (-).A vehicle's thrust angle affects its steering wheel position. The angle between the thrust line and centerline caused by rear wheel or axle misalignment may be considered one of the the primary causes of an off-center or crooked steering wheel.The simplest way to address the steering wheel out of position, is, as others pointed out, to remove it and insert it in the “correct” positioning. To be able to align the wheels but keep the steering wheel in the same position without having to remove it can be time consuming and even costly.You would have to have it aligned, on a machine that addresses all four wheels and the "thrust angle". The next obvious “solution” a few mechanics “sort to”, is to "set the Toe and let go". When this is the case in the end they just change the position of the steering wheel. It is possible that one of the front tie rods length got somehow shorter. Even a small bend can get the steering components into a slightly different location. Tracking can be knocked out of alignment by hitting pot holes or bumping up and down a pavement this will make it go out of alignment over time.Sources:Thrust Angle and Vehicle AlignmentHope this helps
2001 Chevrolet Cavalier Thumping in front end.?
heres something you can try thats free $$ wize, will take a little time tho, ROTATE your tires, front to rear, rear to front, see if the thump moves with a tire.
Steering wheel and tires shake when turning the wheel?
1999 Ford Explorer, everything worked fine. Recently had a lot of front end parts repaired. Today I replaced the rotors, pads and caliper brackets (all brand new parts) on the front wheels. After this, the steering wheel and front wheels vibrate when turning whether the car is in park, stopped with the brakes applied or moving. I touched nothing related to the steering as far as I can tell. I checked the power steering fluid and it is full. There are no unusual vibrations or noises coming from the engine. If I stand outside the car and turn the wheel, I can see the tires shake. Any ideas?
My tires make a humming sound while driving it why?
I have a 07 Honda accord Lx with 81K miles on it. Going around 25 mph it makes this noise like a hum but more like it has a flat tire. I lifted the car up just the passager side and spun the wheels by hand and it didn't make that noise like a bad wheel bearing or anything my front wheels are going bad and the back ones are very good have a good amount of tread left will rotating it make the noise go away? Is it that the wheels aren't aligned good? Bad tire pressure? Any ideas?
If I had work done by a mechanic for an engine coolant temperature sensor, serpentine belt, and rack and pinon and THEN less than a week later, my front tire pops off while driving, do I have any recourse against him?
Did the mechanic sell you a tire? A wheel? Did they rebalance and rotate tires? Did your tire pop off or did the wheel come off the car? Big difference! If it's the latter, read the other answers. If its the former, keep reading this one.Something like “recency error” and the desire to assign fault and blame come into play here.Consider contacting a lawyer about suing your mechanic, the place that sold you the tire, the tire manufacturer, the wheel manufacturer, the company that makes the bead sealant used on your tire. Go after all of the individual employees as well.Of course, I'm not being serious about you actually suing anyone. Sometimes, things happen that are out of anyone's control. Count your blessings.