Answers

Ask Questions Answer Questions Browse Questions

Search for questions:

My Answers Profile

Question

Question Details

Asked: Jan 08, 2008 - 10:19 PM

Status: Closed

car shakes at over 70mph and joults back & forth when you hit a bump in the road can this be caused by alignment?

when driving if you hit a bump at over 70mph the steering wheel shakes back and forth about 3 times each way and the whole car joults with it, vehicle starts shaking at 65-70 mph left and right motion, could this be caused by an issue with the caster setting on the alignment? any ideas?

In Maintenance & Repair > Steering
5 answers - 687 days ago

Answer this Question

Watch this Question | Email to a Friend

Note: Per our Visitor Agreement, Edmunds.com does not guarantee the accuracy of any answers. We recommend that you use common sense when following any advice found here.

Answers

avatar

kiawah

Date: Jan 09, 2008
Time: 07:24 AM

Could be alignment, could be worn suspension parts, worn steering parts, or wheel bearing. Could have tires out of balance.

I wouldn't be driving at 70mph with that situation, it wouldn't take much to get your car out of control and into a deadly accident. Get your car to an wheel and tire shop and indicate your symptoms, let them check it out and tell you what is wrong.

avatar

mr_shiftright

Date: Jan 09, 2008
Time: 12:25 PM

Good grief man don't be driving this car!

Yes it could be a caster issue (negative caster) but you could have some badly worn steering components.

avatar

greanpea68

Date: Jan 09, 2008
Time: 03:16 PM

Sounds like you need a new front end with tires, shocks, sway bars, and after all that work you will need a alignment.

Alignments are more for when the vehicle is pulling left or right, You have a lot more pronlems than a alignment. Good luck and get to shop immediateley!!

GP

avatar

madmanmoo

Date: Jan 09, 2008
Time: 05:13 PM

Alignment saids about right, but ya, you should take this vehicle in a get it checked out.

Good Luck

avatar

aznraptor

Date: Jan 10, 2008
Time: 01:32 AM

Absolute first thing, before anything drastic. Get your tires balanced again, especially if you got them balanced at some cheap discount warehouse like Walmart or Costco. Two instances of similar symptoms both times caused by bad balancing. The front wheels of my parent's camry weren't balanced properly. It wasnt very noticeable at low speeds but as it got to ~65mph it shook quite alot. As soon as the tires were replaced and rebalanced, the problem went away completely. The other time was once again tires that were badly balanced this time in the rear, caused the car to constantly steer left. As soon as the tires were replaced and the wheel was balanced, the problem went away.

If the problem is especially noticeable after a bump, then suspension components may be damaged.Also, messed up tires *balance, alignment, etc* can cause a lot of extra wear on your more expensive suspension components so get it checked quickly

Answer this Question

View More

Top Steering Experts

Rank Leader Points
1. karjunkie 1085
2. mr_shiftright 680
3. zaken1 295
4. tony78 195
5. actualsize 155
6. zolecki 150
7. sandman235 110

Edmunds Newsletter

  • Subscribe to the Edmunds Automotive Network Newsletter and enter the $500 Gas Card Sweepstakes. Sign up now and enter for your chance to win a $500 Gas Card! Official Rules