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What causes my wife’s BMW 323ic to shimy and vibrate up front at speeds over 50?


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molotok offline Verified User (3 years, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 18 #
Gävle, 03, SE | 1 year, 10 months ago (9 minutes after post)

Out of sadness, not being a Mercedes…

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danbo513 offline Verified User (1 year, 12 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Milwaukee, WI, US | 1 year, 10 months ago (15 minutes after post)

it could simply be that your tires need to be rebalanced. another suggestion is that she may have hit a pothole or curb and bent a wheel. if its an older car you may need tie rods and a front-end alignment. have it looked at.

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animal offline Verified User (3 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 29 #
Norfolk, VA, US | 1 year, 10 months ago (21 minutes after post)

It could one of many things, or even a combination of a couple things. I would have to guess tie rod ends, probably the inner ones.

Take the car to a shop and ask them to do an alignment check. They dont charge anything for an alignment check, but if there is anything wrong in the front end they wont be able to align it until whatever is worn is replaced.

If the vehicle is older, its possible the parts are just worn and need replaced. If its a newer vehicle the car hit something like a pothole or curb. Either way, if you dont get it fixed soon, it will continue to get worse, possibly dangerous.

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Gävle, 03, SE | 1 year, 10 months ago (1 hour, 2 minutes after post)

Yup, I second the above. One less usual thing, giving similar signals, is a bad remaking of tires. Revulcanizing is usually OK, but one method “glues” new soles on the tires. A such defect is sometimes noticed only when the centrifugal force increases, i.e. at speed.

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