Inconsistant Steering Wheel Wobble/Vibration

[cannonball]

2000 OBW

 

I have had this problem off and on for over a year now. I am on the second set of BF Goodrich Traction T/A's and both sets have displayed this symptom after 10-15k miles. It feels like a balancing issue, but the problem is not always there. Sometimes I have a slight wobble at the steering wheel and sometimes I don't. Speed is not always a factor either although it definitely is more prominant(sic?) at higher speeds.

 

After I bought my 2nd set the problem corrected itself so I assumed it was the 1st set of tires even though I had them rebalanced a couple of times at the place I bought them. This set started right after I had my rotors turned. Could this be a possible culprit? To me it doesn't seem so, but someone here may have an idea. I haven't spoke with the (same)place I bought tires from yet, but I'm hesistant because of the 1st experience. My thought now is to take it to another place and pay to have them rebalanced to get a 2nd opinion. Also I discovered a couple a weeks ago that the right rear tire was leaking and it had 22psi in it. Not sure how long I drove like that but I check my pressure regularly. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[nipper]

I have the same tires and i have the same thing. I was going to go back to the tire shop, untill I started paying attention to when it happened. I discovered it happend on some roads and not on others. The roads have differnt surfaces and of differnt ages. I came to the conclusion that the tread design is sensative to some road surfaces and not others. I had a set of goodyears that were like that too at one time.

The wobble was extreemly minor, and not enough to cause driver fatigue. Since I didnt feel it in the breaks, or the drivers seat, I decided I am going to live with it untill the next tire rotation.

just an idea.

 

nipper

[cannonball]

I have the same tires and i have the same thing. I was going to go back to the tire shop, untill I started paying attention to when it happened. I discovered it happend on some roads and not on others. The roads have differnt surfaces and of differnt ages. I came to the conclusion that the tread design is sensative to some road surfaces and not others. I had a set of goodyears that were like that too at one time.

The wobble was extreemly minor, and not enough to cause driver fatigue. Since I didnt feel it in the breaks, or the drivers seat, I decided I am going to live with it untill the next tire rotation.

just an idea.

 

nipper

 

Interesting. That makes me feel a little better. It's not so bad if I have both hands on the wheel but with one it's a little annoying. On my last set tire rotation didn't make a difference. I'm about to make the first tire rotation on this set since it started so we'll see what happens.