This past weekend, I started noticing a very distinct vibration in my front passenger wheel. Thinking that I had busted a belt in the tire, I replaced the front tires, but the problem persists. You don't notice the vibration below about 40 mph but at highway speeds, it is pretty bad. I have however noticed that when turning to the right, the problem subsides, regardless of speed. As soon as the steering wheel is straightened, the problem returns. Any ideas what this could be??? Tie rod? Possibly a control arm? Please help!

 

check your alignment

 

check your lugs, wheel might be loose

 

Wheel baring. From the sound of it anyway.

 

Baring my guess too.

 

Bearing???

 

I know that the lugs are tight, and my from end could use an alignment, but it is not bad at all. So I guess that the wheel bearing thing could be the problem. Any ideas on what it should cost to have it fixed, and what would be involved?

 

mine was like 450 to 500 i think.

 

DAYAM... that's a lot.... my front tires have started to vibrate (causing the steering wheel to vibrate too) when I go over 60 mph... is this a bearing issue too?

Or does this have something to do with me rotating the tires?

 

Mine was 260 installed at pep boys. It was $60 for the part and the rest was labor.

 

mine would shake untill i hit 80 and then it would stop.

 

So maybe I should driver over 80 more....

 

Yea try it

 

rzayas144,
Sounds like you have had a similar problem. How did you know for sure that it was a bearing, and not some other problem? Running a little low on cash right now, and don't wanna spend a lot on diagnostics. Thanks!

 

If it vibrates between 40-60 and when you hit 80 it goes away.. balance your tires.. this would be my guess

 

Jack up the front end.
Grab you wheel on the top and bottom and push/lift. If there's any play (up and down) then you have a bad bearing.

If it just started, then there's a chance that only the bearing is bad. With time it'll ruin the hub. You could do it yourself and have a machine shop to press the bearing for you.

 

Also, with the car jacked up put your left hand on one of the coils of the spring. with your right, spin the wheel. If the bearing is bad, you will be able to feel it through the spring, as if the wheel is rotating with sand inside of it....

 

Don't forget, wheel bearings ARE covered under the 5/60 powertrain warranty.

I have had one replaced, and from the labor (1.7 hrs) and part ($90), it would have been a $200 job at the dealership. I have another one going out now. It does shake steering wheel at highway speeds (it is on front) and sounds much like unbalanced tire. I had tires rotated and balanced today, with no change to symptoms. The noise is loudest at 20 MPH and quieter at 60MPH. It sounds like a loud roar, especially when braking down through 20 MPH (It sounds same if I take foot off brake pedal).

 

Jacked up the front end this morning, no play in the wheel, and while holding the strut, didn't feel like sand in there. Any other ideas?

 

If there's the bearing play, it should be an unbalanced tire.

 

i think my wheel bearing is out on my passenger side i have 80k miles but i have the extended powertrain warranty from nissan (silver security plus plan) will they cover the wheel bearing under warranty?

thanks

 

wheel bearing, alignment, or even quite possibly a bad hub...

 

I had a vibration in my rear tires and I had the bearings replaced and it stopped. Now I am getting it in the front end so I think I am going to have new ones thrown in the front end as well.

 

Even if YOU dont feel bearing play it can still cause the vibration. when my rears were replaced, I could not feel any play, yet they were bad and the vibration stopped after having them replaced.

 

Wow, I asked that question 7 months ago... the vibration I had actually went away after I rotated my tires... guess it was just uneven tread wear...