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Subaru Forester-Hit a curb-shaky steering wheel-?
Today was our first real snowfall. I still have bald tires on the car. When I went to take a left turn about 45 degrees through the turn the car continues to go straight. I hit a curb with the front passenger side wheel going about 15-20 mph, if that. Got out inspected the scene for debris or damage. Nothing fell off the car and no visible damage. As I drove about 5 blocks home, I noticed that the steering wheel was very shaky. The passenger also said they could feel some shaking. I tried to test it out a bit and from what I could tell the shaking is very minimal / non existent when making a right or left hang turn. Now the car did already need an alignment. Could this just be it needing an alignment even more now? Or is it something worse such as a control arm? Like I said no visible damage, not even to the rim or tire. I will check in the morning again for a flat. Please let me know what you think has happened and if it will be okay to drive the car. Attached is a link to a video of the steering wheel shaking, hope that helps and sorry for the quality- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd6XXHlBRoQ&feature... . Thanks a lot!
3 Answers
- MiotchLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
Bent something. $20 says a wheel. Bent control arm wouldn’t shake the car. But a bent wheel will. You can’t tell just by looking at it. Just take it to an alignment shop and stop guessing.
- Andy CLv 78 years ago
You likely bent the wheel. I did something similar to a 200 Outback. It required new alignment. That was a near imperceptible shake of the wheel. I did once, in a "06 Legacy, compact snow and imbalance the wheel. This happened after you hit the curb? It (wheel)is likely bent.
- hornchurchmaleLv 78 years ago
looks very much like a buckled wheel. swap for spare and see if all well? if still doing so then we may have bent something eg lower wishbone arm, track rod etc. false economy using bald tyres.. luckily a simple impact issue.imagine sliding in front of a heavy truck doing say 40 plus going otherway!
bite bullet but at least two new tyres for front. when steering left ( or other direction) and car carries on.. its lost grip on tyres..come off brakes turn back to direction we were going in and gently pump brakes as as soon as we aware car responding and not sliding? turn gently again. tyres ought to have regained grip.
have a practise somewhere safe eg large empty car park with no obstacles such as barriers.cars. etc.
