Wobble

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DrivingHabit
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Do you guys might cause wobbling while driving down the road especially at highway speeds 55 to 75?

When Im driving down the road the versa seems to wobble a bit and the steer has a lot of play in it. This has happened after the Klunking Noise. Do you have an similar issue? Thanks.

Oh and the versa tends to bounce more what I noticed.


silverarrow27
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Check all your suspension/steering components. Tighten those wheels just to double check if you haven't already. Other than that, could be your wheel bearings or tires.

Andrews Chalmers
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Unbalanced wheels/tires.

Bubs daddy
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Mine drives very smooth between 55-75. In fact, at all speeds.

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scooterbob
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Andrews Chalmers wrote:Unbalanced wheels/tires.
I agree with it being wheels/tires. The klunk your heard was possibly a wheel balancing weight flying off and hitting the inside of your fender-well.

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Spirit
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DrivingHabit wrote:Do you guys might cause wobbling while driving down the road especially at highway speeds 55 to 75......
I had a similar problem on stamped wheel disks. The dirt has accumulated on the one hand rims and there was a strong vibration. The problem has disappeared after a sink. Andrews Chalmers the rights - to all fault an unbalance

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frankoV
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my "wobble" happens between 10-40 kmh . . . and I seem to be the only one to notice it [annoying]. realighment and rebalance did nothing.

happens all the time . . . thought that a tire rotation would make a difference, but nope.

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daggonit
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I had a problem with a wobble in my Versa. I took it to the dealer and they found multiple air pockets on the inside wall of the front tires. The dealer told me it could have lead to a blow out causing an accident or at least ruin my rim. I got the tires replaced under warranty but I'm wondering if they'll do it again. I can't wait to get rid of the Conti tires. I might go ahead and make the investment in a new set of tires before the they wear out completely. The conti tires have been my one and only complaint with my Versa.

DrivingHabit
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Besides the wobble has bad strut bearings 2007 - 2008 versas.

My steering sometimes feel very light while driving or making a turn into a parking lot space at work. What might cause the light feeling of the steering??

I plan on getting my rear brakes done since they are at 4mm. Currently 38,300 miles estimating right now.

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Spirit
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frankohabs wrote:my "wobble" happens between 10-40 kmh . . . and I seem to be the only one to notice it [annoying]. realighment and rebalance did nothing.

happens all the time . . . thought that a tire rotation would make a difference, but nope.
What disks at you? Stamped or cast, and whether there are at you caps?
DrivingHabit wrote:Besides the wobble has bad strut bearings 2007 - 2008 versas.

My steering sometimes feel very light while driving or making a turn into a parking lot space at work. What might cause the light feeling of the steering??

I plan on getting my rear brakes done since they are at 4mm. Currently 38,300 miles estimating right now.
Bearings in this case cannot be a problem. At failure of bearings there is a strong rumble and they strongly heat up. Vibration in this case will be only at very strong deterioration, and thus after 2 kilometres the car cannot go.

lightningfan182
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the car i had before my versa was a 1996 VW jetta trek. I had the tires rotated once at a local shop and right after noticed it did that reallly bad! come to find out they didnt tighten down the lug nuts at all, so much so that I could turn the lugnuts with my fingers with absolutely no pressure at all. Now this was an extreme case but i would definatly check to make sure all of those wheels are tightened down enough.


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