[isuhunter]

We have a new to us 2009 camry that has a slight vibration in the steering wheel. Wife drives the car daily and says its rather inconsistent. The tire air pressure light came on so I was checking tires and noticed something and was wondering if this could be the vibration.

The outer edge tread on the rear tires seems to have wore unevenly. This is the best photo I could get. When you run your hand along it you can feel every other 'lug' is raised a little on the rear side of the tread.

REAR TIRE

The front tires are wore even, but it appears previous owner didn't rotate very often and plenty of tight turns were made or unproper inflation?

FRONT TIRE

Would you guys rotate? The middle of the tires still have good tread left.

Link to tire on the car

 

[bandit]

Rotate it or alignment/balance can be off.

 

[Cking]

yeah inflate it, rotate the bald ones to rear, get all tires balanced, and get an alignment.

if all else fails, new tires =\

 

[unRaTeD]

^^ agreed. Had a customer with similair problem, and rotation/alignment fixed it.

 

[Chris311]

You probably already know this, but I thought I would ask anyways.

Did your wife say if it happens during braking or just driving down the road? Vibration through the steering wheel while braking means your rotors are warped and due for resurfacing.

 

[isuhunter]

You probably already know this, but I thought I would ask anyways.

Did your wife say if it happens during braking or just driving down the road? Vibration through the steering wheel while braking means your rotors are warped and due for resurfacing.

You notice the vibration when driving down the road.

Thanks guys! I'll get them rotated tonight and see if we can get alignment and balanced asap.

 

[Cartel]

If the tire cupping is bad enough you will have to replace the tires. You may also want to look into why they are cupping. Either bad inflation, cheap tires, bad alignment, or worn suspension parts.

 

[JerryR]

If the tire is worn the same amount on the inside *and* outside but not in the middle, the tire was run *underinflated*.
If the tire is worn on one side more then the other side, you need an alignment.
Having underinflated tire(s) in the front could cause a vibration most noticable while driving down the road when making small steering corrections or changing lanes .
HTH
JerryR