"new" car - wobbling steering wheel
Discussion
Just bought a Astra 1.8 sri 2007.
MOT'd on Thursday, day before I bought it.
4 new tyres fitted.
Advisories; anti roll bar bushes are wearing but not enough to affect car performance
Drop links will need replacing at next MOT.
Just took it on its first motorway journey, drives fine until you hit around 55-60mph - steering wheel starts to pull to the right and wobbles MASSIVELY. Thought at first it might just drive through it when I get to 70mph but it wasn't shifting and onto seemed to stop when the road surfaces changed, but as soon as I got 3-4 miles on it came back. Had torque steering before on a zetec but this is another level, car isn't "pulling" to the right but the wheel is definitely leaning to the right.
I'm hoping it's just the alignment that needs redoing, I would have thought they'd have checked that though when putting tyres on during MOT.
MOT'd on Thursday, day before I bought it.
4 new tyres fitted.
Advisories; anti roll bar bushes are wearing but not enough to affect car performance
Drop links will need replacing at next MOT.
Just took it on its first motorway journey, drives fine until you hit around 55-60mph - steering wheel starts to pull to the right and wobbles MASSIVELY. Thought at first it might just drive through it when I get to 70mph but it wasn't shifting and onto seemed to stop when the road surfaces changed, but as soon as I got 3-4 miles on it came back. Had torque steering before on a zetec but this is another level, car isn't "pulling" to the right but the wheel is definitely leaning to the right.
I'm hoping it's just the alignment that needs redoing, I would have thought they'd have checked that though when putting tyres on during MOT.
Wobbling / vibration is normally down to poorly balanced wheels.
They wouldn't check alignment when fitting new tyres or doing an MOT unless a customer specifically asked for it.
UK roads camber to the verge to assist with drainage so a little right steering wheel is needed to stop the car drifting to the left under normal circumstances, even if the alignment is perfect.
If you bought from a dealer, take it back and have them fix it
They wouldn't check alignment when fitting new tyres or doing an MOT unless a customer specifically asked for it.
UK roads camber to the verge to assist with drainage so a little right steering wheel is needed to stop the car drifting to the left under normal circumstances, even if the alignment is perfect.
If you bought from a dealer, take it back and have them fix it
Private sale unfortunately. However the water pump, cambelt and head gasket were all changed at the same time as the wheels were changed so can't complain.
So if I take it to the garage on pay day (two weeks to go) I'm looking at having them check the alignment and balancing? Do you know what the rough price is for this?
So if I take it to the garage on pay day (two weeks to go) I'm looking at having them check the alignment and balancing? Do you know what the rough price is for this?
Been to the garage
Problem no 1 - no locking wheel nut. VX dealer wants £40+ just for one. Gotta go to a different garage to try and get it off next week.
Problem no 2 - mechanic thinks it's something else as the problem comes and goes at speed.
Told not to drive it fast until next week when it goes on the ramps.
Problem no 1 - no locking wheel nut. VX dealer wants £40+ just for one. Gotta go to a different garage to try and get it off next week.
Problem no 2 - mechanic thinks it's something else as the problem comes and goes at speed.
Told not to drive it fast until next week when it goes on the ramps.
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