At idle, my steering wheel vibrates pretty bad. I don't know how long it's been like this, but it hasn't been for over a few weeks. Does anyone know what could be the problem? I've tried to tilt the wheel, but that has no effect. When I push the wheel towards the front of the car, like grip it hard and push, it stops. Should I take it in?

 

Does your car idle high? Sometimes a high idle will cause vibration.

 

tires may need re-balanced... smile.gif

 

No, it shouldn't be the tired needed rebalancing, he said it happens when he's idling.. Mine shakes pretty bad too, but I think it's because I have a low idle. After I turn the headlights on, and brakelights sometimes too it starts to happen. smile.gif

 

missed the "idling" part. smile.gif

 

It couldn't be the tires because this happens at idle and the car is sitting still. I had a simmilar problem but it could be a long shot... Someone at the dealership bent the support bar under the transmission to the point where it touched the bottom of the tranny. This would transfer engine vibration directly to the chassis instead of going throught the engine mounts. I solved this problem temporarily by pushing a piece of heavy duity rubber between the two metal surfaces.

Another problem is that it may be idling too low. The engine will vibrate when it idles just above stall. If you go under the hood and make the car idle a little faster by adjusting the idle screw, you may find the vibration stop. Your car should idle at around 700rpm without A/C.

I hope this helps you out.

 

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