Wobbling X-type
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Wobbling X-type
Hi All,
A friend of mine has an X-type, 3.0V6 4wd, automatic transmission, with a strange problem while driving. The vehicle is making a wobbling movement, continously rolling over it's length-axle.
The movement is very strong, iteven makes your body shake. It's quite low-frequency, probably between 0.5 and 1 Hz, in any case much slower than a vibrating wheel or axle.
The vehicle does it while driving in a straight line, it gets worse in right corners, and better in left corners.
For the rest it doesn't pull to one side, or making strange noise. Dampers are already replaced, but didn't make a difference.
I have the feeling comes from the rear-side of the car, but not completely sure.
Is it a known problam, or does anyone have a clue?
A friend of mine has an X-type, 3.0V6 4wd, automatic transmission, with a strange problem while driving. The vehicle is making a wobbling movement, continously rolling over it's length-axle.
The movement is very strong, iteven makes your body shake. It's quite low-frequency, probably between 0.5 and 1 Hz, in any case much slower than a vibrating wheel or axle.
The vehicle does it while driving in a straight line, it gets worse in right corners, and better in left corners.
For the rest it doesn't pull to one side, or making strange noise. Dampers are already replaced, but didn't make a difference.
I have the feeling comes from the rear-side of the car, but not completely sure.
Is it a known problam, or does anyone have a clue?
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RE: Wobbling X-type
God! that might be it..I didn't think of that, but now that you mentioned it, I've heard of people in my past telling me they felt simular wavey motion/feel with the car a few days before one of their wheels came off....Check it out soon.
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RE: Wobbling X-type
My monte carlo didn't make a wobble before they fell off! Or actually broke/fell off. Did it recently snow where your at? I know at times snow gets lodged on the lip of my rims and makes a terrible wobble...sorry if that didn't help...
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RE: Wobbling X-type
good point aguill. it might be snow or ice on the rim or tire. I have always found that when something strange like this happens it can;t hurt to run the car through the car wash. perhaps the snow, ice, or dirt that is making this happing will be washed away. in any case please update us and let us know what it is. A quick way to check if it is the lug nuts is to put your foot on the tire and push on it hard. if it moves then there you go.
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RE: Wobbling X-type
I don't know if it'd be sway bar...I had a bad link or something of that nature and the car somewhat had a minor shake and it wasn't fixed...I think my case might just be roads though as most of the time it doesn't do it....the 225 tires suck for bad roads...not to mention I need to get some new tires...sucky part is it could be any of the things listed here! Hey menno have you guys noticed any irregular wear of the tires??? A bad alignment could cause a shake could it not?
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Hey guys I was driving a few days ago and I was getting on the ramp to get on to the highway I was about 40mpg and taking a curve and it started vibrating alot and then it stopped after I got off the corner?
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