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Shaking at 65mph???

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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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Hey i was driving on the highway yesterday and i was doing about 65 mph and i the steering wheel starts to shake when i maintain this speed.

Do you think it is the alignment?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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Needs an alignment or there is a tire out of balance.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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alright thanks. Ill check tires then go see if if needs to be aligned.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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toughest thing to diagnose IMO is a front end shimmy. Too many possible causes from tire balance to alignment to ball joints to axle balance. But yeah, you start with the most common and go from there, look to the tires first...
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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might want to check to see if a belt let go in one of the tires if they are still stock, this just happened to me. also check the rack on either side, but tires are more then likely the cause.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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Just got back from town fair tire. I guess it was a old patch. They just gave it a new one for $0. thanks for your help.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Just one other thing you will want to check.... 06 had a recall for the front hubs which would cause vibration at highway speeds. Make sure this was done, the dealer can look it up for you.
 
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