I thought my worn out tires were the culpret of this vibration at high speeds, but today I purchased four brand new tires, balanced, etc. The problem still exists, almost seems worse. I have changed the struts front and back, new rotors , what could the problem be? Its fine until 65 or 70 then slight on off vibration, going to check it tomorrow, any ideas?

 

ball joints or tie rod bushings ? my 98 altima had a bad outer tie rod and vibrated at high speeds.

 

are you missing that ring that goes in between the wheel and the hub? that's what happened to my friends ride. wheel shop forgot to put one on.

 

you may have a slighty bent wheel.

 

Have to look at that, thanks

 

never hit anything with them, look fine, no damage, just balanced with new tires

 

This is what I suspected, ball joints/tie rod or something, I will look into that
Thanks everyone for quick answers.

 

I had one that would balance fine but a >50mph would put a slight vib. into the wheel. It was bent very very slightly I never hit anything that I knew of it showed no damage. Not saying thats your problem it could also be worn struts.

 

i would check all your motor mounts mine use to do that i would cruse at 65+ i would get a bad viberation not when i accelerate just crusing and i changed my front and rear motor mount and problem gone

 

hmm .. no one has mentioned ALIGNMENT yet .....

 

i am dealing with the same right now.

check tire pressure
bent wheel, bad tire (do "road force alalyzer" for all 4)
wheel bearings, hub
tie rod, suspension bushings, ball joins
struts/ strut asembly (bushings, mounts)

i've done: "road force" and it helped. i replaced one wheel, then did bearings (after i heard a noise coming from them), now i will be doing suspension bushings and check ball joins

road force is a #1 priority cost $80 for 4.

 

how much does it cost to replace mounts?

 

My father-in-law actually had a similar problem. Turns out it was a clutch problem.

 

I just saw this thread........

Bad alignment can also cause this to happen. If your toe settings are way off, that's what is going to happen, aside from the pulling effect. In some cases, a speed balance also resolves the issue. Worn out suspension parts will definitely add fuel to the fire. Blown struts will cause your tires to bounce like a basketball as you are driving your car. I've seen this alot on old beat up cars driving down the freeway. It is almost scary to be close to them.

 

Doubt it is alignment, tracks rather straight, struts replaced recently, rims appear fine, tires new. Its not my rotors either, new this year. I am guessing either ball joint, tie rod, possibly motor mount. A very slight shaking only at 70plus, not like blown struts, or warped rotors. Going to jack it up and look now, thanks everyone for their input.

 

sounds like you may have a bent rim, my brother's max does the same thing, the tire shop was able to test it and figure out which one is bent.

 

They don't even have any curb rash, I don't think any are bent, but if all the suspension is fine, I will have all 4 BBS checked out.

 

it's not possible to see small structural damage to rim. and u have no idea if the tires are not defected. thats why there is Road Force that analyzies all those problems. + it does better job on balancing


i bought a rim almost new and looked new. it ended up to be x10 of the specs

 

Don't go over 70mph.... j/k I had to be the first one. My guess is wheel balancing. Good luck.

 

PLEASE HELP,for some reason I cant start a thread can someone start one for me PLEASE. My problem is: Just the other I put gas in and my car did not start, it made alot of clicking noises in the starter when i turned the key,eventually 5 minutes later it started. I was 350 miles away from home. The next morning again starter clicks but doesn't start. A few minutes later it starts. Decided to leave in the garage and borrow my dads truck. I figured the starter was going out,still original one my maxima is a 97 auto with 198,000. Well, I got a new starter and replaced it I didn't notice any loose wires or something out of the ordinary. When I tried to start it I got the same noises click,click, really fast. I checked the battery and I got 12.56volts. What gives? Any suggestions. Thanks great forum

 

Please see my other post to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Marco polo and buttonhook WTF????????????

 

he was posting on all the threads the same thing and I was trying to get him to stop!

 

I had the same problem a while back. I fixed the problem by taking out the rotors and brake pads and slightly sanded it down till it was kind of clean. I also did some cleaning with the calipers and rebolted everything back up.

 

i had slight vibration too... mine didnt occur till about 75 but i had my outer tie rod replaced last week, and two new front tires and the vibration is gone

 

Figured it out today, jacked up car, suspension was fine, had to be tires or wheels. Looked at weights all were the same except one, almost double all the others. Brought it back to wheel shop, had it rebalanced, watched him balance them all. Problem fixed, brought it on highway to almost triple digits, smooth as silk, it was the balance all along. Glad this happened, when I checked underneath noticed worn CV boot, going to order new axle, not worth just changing the boot, temporary fix that way.

 

Mine use to do the same thing its probably your ideler arms, thats what my problem was.

 

Same thing happend to me, TWICE! once after new tires, and once after rotation and balance, bastards always f-up balance, and make you go crazy thinking its something else! I wish i could do everything myself, i hate taking me car to a shop. No one does a good job when it isn't their car....

 

i had NTB do 4-5 alignments and rebalance tires couple of times and still had vibration after and alignment wasn't that good. turns out ball joints are bad. they supposed to know those things. it would have saved me **** lots of time.

 

Ideler Arms....c'mon just read it next time, Balance problem all along

 

update:

so far installed: new bearings, control arms, ball joints, all suspension bushings, checked tie rods and hubs, brakes and rotors are new

alighnment is good. tires cannot get balances

will have to do road force

 

Why are you updating my old post that was resolved? same vibration problem? why can't you get a balance? Just trying to figure out why this was dug up.

 

i had the same thread stared and posted here too. i guess this is the wrong one.

but yeah i have vibration problems too

 

Guys i need some help!, i have a rim slightly bent and when i pass the 70miles it vibrates like crazy, so my question is: is that kind of problem fixable?

 

there are places that fix bent rims, if they can. but for alittle more money u can buy good used rim of ebay or junk yard

 

by the way, is it stock rim or aftermarket? for stock can ask here or i can give u an email of the place that sells. looking at about $100 shipped. this is what i paid.

 

aftermarket, alessio F1 17"... so its better get another one instead of trying ti fix it?, new will be like 140dlls or something

 

well fixing will probably be around 50-100 dlls. but i wouldn't even bother if u only need one rim and it's only $140

 

and about my vibration...... Road Force didn't do anything for me. $50 down the drain. maybe i can get it back from them, although i hardly doubt that.

 

Make sure nothings bent under the car...