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Mazurka
01-29-2010, 11:16 AM
Im noticing that when i hit 60+ my car kinda... wobbles slightly? It doesnt shake.. it just kind of feels like its really windy out and the car is slightly more difficult to manage, if you know what i mean. its hard to explain i suppose. Any idea what might be causing this or where i should start? My warrenty covers a lot of different areas and i want to make sure its covered before i go in to have it checked out. Ideas?

Samickguy15
01-29-2010, 11:32 AM
Tie rods, ball joints, etc. Maybe tires. Tire issues often come about around 60 MPH for some reason. Often it will fade after a few more MPH. Resonant frequency thing...

VIGILANTE1
01-29-2010, 11:43 AM
commonly, a wheel out of balance or a shitty tire. check your air pressure to.

03civic
01-29-2010, 12:07 PM
Wheel bearing?

Cauldron
01-29-2010, 12:15 PM
Have the front alignment looked at. It's possible to set the front end up to "Be more responsive" and it just ends up being twitchy...

Loose/worn front end parts would do it, and that should be checked before they do an alignment.

A worn rack in the steering will make the car's steering feel vague at speed.

Look at the tires and see if they are worn evenly or not. If one side is worn a lot more than the other, that is an indicator that all is not well with the suspension.

Good luck

RLS!
01-29-2010, 08:07 PM
commonly, a wheel out of balance or a shitty tire. check your air pressure too.

That's exactly what I was thinking...

the_dam_man
01-29-2010, 09:09 PM
if a lower mileae car I woul dlean to tire or maybe alignment issue.

high milage car would be ball joints, tie rods, etc.

could be as simple as tire pressure.

slippinsideways
01-30-2010, 02:27 AM
commonly, a wheel out of balance or a shitty tire. check your air pressure to.

bingo.

or maybe bent wheel
or bad road force measures