Car steering wheel shakes a bit, can feel it through floor sometimes?
I have a 2004 dodge neon and haven't had many problems with it so far. I have gone over some potholes (as everyone has done), but haven't ran over anything, or seriously ran over a pothole with a ton of speed. I have neglected to get an alignment done, and the car pulls to the right severely. It doesn't shake when i'm turning left (opposite where the car is pulling). It only shakes when I'm going straight. any ideas? I was thinking I just need an alignment?
thebax20062016-08-09T11:52:47Z
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The car being out of alignment is wearing the tires out and they are out of balance.
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M has given best answer. there are several reasons that this can occur. pulling to right is often due to damaged steering components or out of align chassis ( accident /kerb damage) it can also be due to badly worn ball joint etc vibration is most common for out of balance tires. other factors can induce this too. failed damper(s) play in ball joints .badly worn tires . excess wear in steering mechanism including steering bush etc only a proper fix will cure things. have a garage check it over. driving a car pulling to side is a sign of unroadworthiness and in any accident a claim may be refused! its worth spending a few bucks to get car right and keep ourself ( and others ) safe on road.
An alignment and tracking check will help with the pulling to one side, but if you notice a shimmy through the steering wheel I'd say your rims are out of true. Heavy impacts can bend aluminium wheel rims out of round.