I have a 1999 Corolla CE automatic with about 120,000 miles. On a recent roadtrip I found that the car had a bit of vibration when I drove faster than about 65 mph. Is this an alignment issue, or should I check for anything else? Thanks.
Thanks. I should also point out that the steering wheel is a bit cockeye when the car is going straight, so that tends to make me think it's an alignment issue. It used to be straight, then my wife drove it, and now it's cockeye. She said something about having to avoid an oncoming truck on a narrow road, but she wasn't very specific about what happened.
I might have a neighbor look at the motor mounts with me, too. We have a Saturn SW2, and when the front motor mount went on that thing, you could feel vibration when slowing down. The Corolla doesn't seem to have this problem.
Well, I didn't exactly get to go over 80 mph (I-95 has too much traffic and road destruction). From what I can recall, the vibration was mostly in the steering wheel. I'll check it out more. Thanks again for your help.
OK, here's the update. The front tires were newer than the rear ones. I did the penny test on the rear tires, and the wear indicators were pretty close to the top. SO I figure that next week I'll go getr new tires and check the alignment, right?
Well, fate intervened. My wife got stuck with the flat tire while I was at work. Luckily, people at a nearby gas station helped her put on the spare, and she got to another place that sold her two tires for the rear. This place also said that the rear wheel was bent. So this means I have to get a new one? They quoted her a price of $77. The sales receipt showed tire purchase, installation, and balancing, but not an alignment.
If the wheel was bent, then maybe your wife did more than "avoid an oncoming truck" and may have hit and damaged something, I would suggest getting the whole story before going further.
As for the wheel, go to a junkyard and get a used wheel, probably cost you about $20-30 or so.
If the wheel was bent, then maybe your wife did more than "avoid an oncoming truck" and may have hit and damaged something, I would suggest getting the whole story before going further.
Believe me, I've tried that "whole story" thing. Sudden lack of memory of details sets in.
DON'T GET INTO A FIGHT WITH MRS. Isophorone that will not solve the problem at hand. Its important to find the size of the wheel, before going to the junkyard. Just go with affordable tiress on all the wheels. I like going to Discount Tires! Go too their website and find the tires you want and price the tires out! Discount Tires prices VARIES from place to place!!!!
OK, here's an update: I finally got to drive the car today on the highway. The vibration seems mostl;y gone, but the steering wheel is a bit cockeye when I go straight. AFAIK the car did not get an alignment with the new tires, so I'll wait for NTB to have a coupon (and get an estimate on the wheel while I'm at it).
I recently got my old Honda Civic alignment done at Sears it cost me $65.95, but the catch was that my Civic got a ton of wear and tear on the suspension system and they were asking around $500-$600 to get it fix (Adjustment Kit was needed).
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