Steering Wheel wobble

pheagles said:

Anyone else see steering wheel wobble if you take your hands off the wheel? Does not seem to be an alignment issue, drives straight. Perhaps more road feel with this vehicle? Live in PA roads are rarely smooth. Ironic part is it seems to go away at higher speeds, 70+.

Dealer does not have a road force balancer.

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Likely causes:

1. A front wheel not properly balanced.
2. A front tire not properly seated on the wheel.
3. A front wheel that is bent.

pheagles said:

Anyone else see steering wheel wobble if you take your hands off the wheel? Does not seem to be an alignment issue, drives straight. Perhaps more road feel with this vehicle? Live in PA roads are rarely smooth. Ironic part is it seems to go away at higher speeds, 70+.

Dealer does not have a road force balancer.

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Discount Tire has all road force balancers now. I use them all the time.

pheagles said:

Anyone else see steering wheel wobble if you take your hands off the wheel? Does not seem to be an alignment issue, drives straight. Perhaps more road feel with this vehicle? Live in PA roads are rarely smooth. Ironic part is it seems to go away at higher speeds, 70+.

Dealer does not have a road force balancer.

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Actually, no joke, my does have a slight wobble also. I've just been ignoring it bc it's really slight, but I notice it. Has done it since I picked it up from the dealer. I notice it on really smooth roads too. So in Michigan, not so much, but we took the car to Indiana this past weekend and I noticed it more on their roads.

I have to agree with Goose17. My experience is that one or both wheels need to be rebalanced.

Thanks for the replies. Dealer I bought it from does seem interested to address the issue. For the price of these cars they should be willing to rebalance under warranty, issue since new.

mine has a little bit of wobble but doesn’t seem any more or less than any of my other cars. No concerns here.

pheagles said:

Thanks for the replies. Dealer I bought it from does seem interested to address the issue. For the price of these cars they should be willing to rebalance under warranty, issue since new.

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Another thing to watch for... if a wheel requires quite a bit of weight to balance, deflate the tire and rotate it 180 degrees and try again. Sometimes the “heavy side” of the wheel and the “heavy side” of the tire line up requiring extensive counter weight.

Just spit balling here, but does pheagles have the Michelin Cup 2's on his car? These tires are known for their tramlining tendencies and I wonder if this anomaly is what he is describing rather than an out-of-balance issue?

03reptile said:

Just spit balling here, but does pheagles have the Michelin Cup 2's on his car? These tires are known for their tramlining tendencies and I wonder if this anomaly is what he is describing rather than an out-of-balance issue?

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He doesn’t have “CFTP” listed, but the GT500 doesn’t tram line like the GT350 does with the SC2s.

Yep. Since day 1!

i know this is nearly a year old thread but my 21 from the dealer also has the slightest vibration while driving. Doesn’t matter condition of the road. Is this a dealer trip or a trip to Discount tire or what not? I also have just lived with it. The car just clicked over 700 miles. Need a little input/advice! Thanks in advance!

I haven’t driven a high performance car that doesn’t have a slight wobble in the steering wheel.

pheagles said:

Anyone else see steering wheel wobble if you take your hands off the wheel? Does not seem to be an alignment issue, drives straight. Perhaps more road feel with this vehicle? Live in PA roads are rarely smooth. Ironic part is it seems to go away at higher speeds, 70+.

Dealer does not have a road force balancer.

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Reviving an old thread….to see if the issue was resolved and what it was?

Pokes said:

Reviving an old thread….to see if the issue was resolved and what it was?

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Brian it seems in most cases if the car isn’t diving into the next lane it’s the roads. I’m in an area where the roads suck and my steering wheel wobbles on most of them. I’ve had the alignment checked. These cars have a very tight suspension and road wobble is a byproduct.

Yep, even with different wheels, tires remounted, new alignment......I guess it is what it is.

Zero front toe gets rid of a lot of the tramlining wobble.

Mine also has a wobble..

ShadowBLK500 said:

Actually, no joke, my does have a slight wobble also. I've just been ignoring it bc it's really slight, but I notice it. Has done it since I picked it up from the dealer. I notice it on really smooth roads too. So in Michigan, not so much, but we took the car to Indiana this past weekend and I noticed it more on their roads.

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Mine has had a wobble from day 1. I would love to blame it on our absolutely shitty roads here in Indiana but unfortunately it’s been that way out of the gate! I would love to know why but have also lived with it.

DrkGryMatter said:

Mine has had a wobble from day 1. I would love to blame it on our absolutely shitty roads here in Indiana but unfortunately it’s been that way out of the gate! I would love to know why but have also lived with it.

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Have you tried rebalancing the wheels?