i just bought a 01 max, it now has 171k on it. 157k when i bought it.

the tires were worn when i bought it, and i knew i would need to replace them soon. but i have a very odd tire wear pattern on the inside of the front two tires. its almost like an aquatread on the inside most part of the tire. and not all the way around. there are spots that are worse than others.

i beleive that is what is contributing to the steering wheel shake. im not sure if this is the cause of bad alignment, bad bearings, etc.

it doesnt do it 100% of the time?

any ideas?

 

It could be a # of things. I would get new tires and an alignment, and take it from there.

 

Also, check to make sure the rim is true....when you get new tires have the look at it when they spin it.

 

thanks, tryna get something jumping in the next few days!

 

Most of the time, steering wheel shake at freeway speeds in a narrow mph range is the tires being out of balance. However, if the tires are worn too much, most shops won't balance them.

If the tires are safe to drive on, get the suspension looked at first to see if there are any problems before popping for a new set of tires.

 

You could have a few problems wrapped up in one package. The odd random wear patterns could be bad balance and/or a worn strut. Push down on that side of the car (compressing the strut) and then let go. Does it rise to the original spot with relative control? Does it kind of bounce around the original spot? Does it *slowly* come back up?

 

thanks alot, the tires should have lasted a little while longer but not much.
i will have some new treads in a weeks time. i hope its just a bad alignment

 

i havent noticed bad control like a bad strut. it takes pot holes and bumps with regular ease. but i will give it a whirl in the morning. it does it on both sides

 

do u have after market wheels?

 

it can be because no centric ring or maybe a bad cv joint thats about to go out

 

it could be a number of problems.... wheel bearing,ball joint,inner tie rod,outter tie rod....

 

looks like im gonna have to drop it off, and see.

too many possiblities, too little time

stock wheels SE

and stock tire size

 

What about a bent a rim/rims?

 

I had this happen to me once. One of my inside rims were bent.

 

quite possible, it is on both front tires, the first owner may have been a pot hole magnet? im pulling them off saturday hopefully. i will take pics

 

got new rubber and an alignment. waiting to see

 

I hate to thread hijack but I got a similar problem, also my car sort of makes a rattling noise when I go over a speed bump at low speeds.

 

i have heard so many noise stories about the front end on these cars. there are many threads on it. i hope someone will give a good clue in this thread
i have the same noise

 

if the rear tires are fine just balance all 4 and rotate em..se what happens..oh n get alignment

 

most likely just need an alignment. go from there.