So Im driving down the highway today, and I feel a slight vibration. It slowly starts to get worse so I think my tire is going. I pull over and look at my tires... nothing... So I start up again, but now I hear a clunking noise, when I turn and when I'm driving... The sound goes away when I accelerate, but when I stay at a steady speed its really bad.. Almost undrivable.. I made it home.. but my cars just sitting there... just hoping I could get some advice what it might be.. before I have to take it into the stealership and drop $500+

 

perhaps you have a tire that is out of balance.

do you have any wheels where the weights have come off?

 

check all your lugnuts first and formost.

I had almost the exact same symptoms happen to an old sunfire.
except i didnt make it home.
i was slowing to a stop and BANG, grinddddddd, and i watched my right front wheel roll ahead of me into the ditch.


yay for retarded tire shop monkeys overtorquing with an impact.

 

hmm I never though of that actually... I had a friend of mine take my tires off 3 days ago... I don't know how he toqued it... how much would it cost for me to go to a shop just to get them to retorque it?

 

you can torque them by hand... it's not a huge deal to worry about... just make sure they are all on tightly... to get them "overtorqued" would require an impact wrench.

 

wheels have weights? lol

 

Um... yeah... you should be able to see them glued to the inside of the rim... little metal squares... they're not very heavy... but once you get the tire spinning they make sure that it rotates smoothly and evenly.

Sounds like you may have lost some on one tire... it does happen.

That's why whenever you get new wheels or tires you always have them mounted and balanced.

 

something I have to check... thanks for the info....

 

Maybe its MUD in them there tires...

 

If your buddy took your wheels off 3 days ago i'm willing to bet it's the lug nuts.

 

Wow I'm laughing soo hard right now imagining seeing that haha

 

thus is why I'm a fan of the more lugs the better. I really don't think 4 is enough when some cars have 6 or more.

 

I'm off to the guy who sold me my rims and tires... I'm gonna see if he'll do a tire rotation for me and check the balance on the tires... Hopefully thats all that is wrong with it

 

good plan... let us know what you find out.

 

i had the same exact problem, and it was a loose tripod mount and a busted axle. only happened when accelerating, and was more noticeable in higher gears.

 

Have him check your tie rods to

 

When Im accelerating is the only time it doesn't vibrate....
He's booked up right now... haha Im using my parents car right now.. mom was cool enough to lend me her 06 Golf.. I'll be taking it in, in the morning.. plus buying some royal purple oil... let ya know what happends

 

Before you drive it, at the very least, make sure you can't loosen any of them by hand. I would be weary of driving far, fast or aggressively with those symptoms. Please be careful and use your head. Good to see you're using something else for the time being...