Car shaking at 60mph!!

[Haych]

Once I get to around 60mph on the motorway my car starts vibrating and shaking quite bad and then stops when I get to about 70-80mph.

there is a slight whistling sound or plates rolling type of sound coming from the wheels when I’m driving.

I just got my my discs and pads changed but the sound is still there along with the vibration and shaking on the motorway. Feels like the car is going to break.

what could it be? Wheel bearing ? Loose suspension components?

 

[DaveS]

It is not my area of expertise, but damaged wheel or tyre is an obvious thing. Or lost or incorrectly installed balance weight on the wheel. That should be easy and cheap for your local tyre (or tire) shop to check.

 

[Haych]

I was thinking I’d have to get my tyres balanced, let’s see if it helps.

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Did it also vibrate and shake before the brakes were changed?

How are the brakes after driving? Any blue glaze on them? Do they feel hot?

 

[Haych]

Did it also vibrate and shake before the brakes were changed?

How are the brakes after driving? Any blue glaze on them? Do they feel hot?

Yes it was shaking before I changed the discs, that’s one of the reasons I changed discs and pads.

it’s still shaking quite bad, I can hear a slight whistling coming from the passenger side like a nut or something loose.

Im going to try wheel balancing like Dave suggested, let’s see if it makes a difference.

 

[SRGTD]

@Haych - I’d also specifically ask the tyre place you’re planning on using to rebalance you wheels to check your tyres for damage.

I had an issue with the original factory fitted Dunlop tyres on the first brand new car I owned (a mk1 Ford Fiesta) many years ago, back in the early 1980’s. Due to a manufacturing defect, the tyres became misshaped and steel bracing in the tyres broke through the tyre sidewalls on the inner face. When driving the car, it felt as if the wheels were badly out of balance. No tyre damage was visible with the wheels on the car as the damage was on the inner sidewalls.

I took my car into the local tyre depot thinking at the time that I just needed to have the wheels rebalanced but ended up having to buy a new set of tyres. The tyre fitter told me if I’d ignored the imbalance (it was so bad, it was impossible to ignore) and continued to drive on those defective tyres they could have failed in a catastrophic manner. The tyre depot sent the defective tyres back to Dunlop and I was reimbursed for the amount of the unworn tyre tread - i.e. if the tyres were 25% worn, I was reimbursed for 75% of what it would cost for replacement Dunlop tyres of the same type.

Since that experience, whenever I’ve needed to buy new tyres I’ve never bought Dunlops.

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Also check if the wheel bolts are still in place and still tight!

 

[leontsibob]

Hi are your tyre directional? I had a issue with this years ago then the garage put my directional tyres on the wrong way round, don’t know if it will help but worth a look


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[Haych]

So I got my wheels balanced, changed my front 2 tyres and got them balanced aswell.

After that I went and and got my tracking done.

I took it in the motorway and the car is still shaking and seats are vibrating. It’s not as bad as before but it still shakes.

what could it be ??

 

[Haych]

Hi are your tyre directional? I had a issue with this years ago then the garage put my directional tyres on the wrong way round, don’t know if it will help but worth a look


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So I got my wheels balanced, changed my front 2 tyres and got them balanced aswell.

After that I went and and got my tracking done.

I took it in the motorway and the car is still shaking and seats are vibrating. It’s not as bad as before but it still shakes.

what could it be ??

R

 

[Ryanmicallef71]

If tyre balancing don't work, you could have a look and see if your rim is buckled, track rods are straight and that your tracking is equal on both sides. I'm not an expert either, but from my days of racing these are the most likely things

I just saw that you changed your tyres etc and it's still happening... Have you hit any potholes? Like i said, it could be a buckled rim or dodgy track rod. Maybe something in the suspension could also be lose and only vibrates at a certain speed due to the vibrations???

 

[Haych]

If tyre balancing don't work, you could have a look and see if your rim is buckled, track rods are straight and that your tracking is equal on both sides. I'm not an expert either, but from my days of racing these are the most likely things

I just saw that you changed your tyres etc and it's still happening... Have you hit any potholes? Like i said, it could be a buckled rim or dodgy track rod. Maybe something in the suspension could also be lose and only vibrates at a certain speed due to the vibrations???

lol it’s the uk, there’s potholes in every corner. I think you’re right it may be a track rod. I’ll get it into a mechanic soon to have my suspension checked. Really annoying because I have no time to get it looked at apart from the weekend.

Just wish I could do it myself .

 

[Ryanmicallef71]

Honestly mate i know you’re pain, it always happens at the worst times

Hopefully you get it all sorted and it don’t ruin the wallet too much

I hit a pothole last month and since then i’ve had a little vibration in the wheel at like 65+ mph, everything looks okay and the tyres are wearing normally so i’ve just left it. The potholes in the UK are a proper piss take, makes me wonder where our road tax goes

 

[SRGTD]

Honestly mate i know you’re pain, it always happens at the worst times

Hopefully you get it all sorted and it don’t ruin the wallet too much

I hit a pothole last month and since then i’ve had a little vibration in the wheel at like 65+ mph, everything looks okay and the tyres are wearing normally so i’ve just left it. The potholes in the UK are a proper piss take, makes me wonder where our road tax goes

The vehicle excise duty we pay in the UK isn’t set aside just to fund road construction and road maintenance. It goes into a central government fund and will be allocated to various government departments according to the government’s spending priorities.

So we‘ll no doubt continue to suffer pothole-ridden roads in the UK that sometimes resemble a war zone………..

 

[MartinThorn]

Wheel bearing damage?

 

[Haych]

Wheel bearing damage?

Possibly but I have no idea what’s wrong with it, have to get it in to a mechanic this weekend. Will see what happens.