Looking for help with other car issues
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Looking for help with other car issues
Looking for help with some issues I am experiencing with my 2013 Cadillac ATS.
Symptoms:
1. Steering wheel shakes mainly from 45-60mph (can only be seen/felt on smooth roads)
2. From 50-80mph you can feel a pulsation in the entire car (seat/steering wheel/shifter). This comes in waves where it will feel fine for 5 seconds and then pulsating/vibrating for 5 seconds.
3. When braking the steering wheel shakes and brake pedal pulsates
Background:
This has been going on for months now and I have not been able to solve it. The car has 65K miles on it and is a 6spd manual RWD.
It started with the steering wheel shaking while braking. So, I replaced all 4 rotors and pads. After about a month the problem came back again. Suspecting it was rotors I warrantied them and replaced just the fronts this time. However, the problem came back and this time the steering wheel started to shake anytime 45-60mph with braking and without braking.
My first step was to have my wheels and tires rebalanced but that did not fix the issue.
So I replaced the front rotors for a 3rd time (different brand this time). Additionally, I had my mechanic mount and balance brand new tires/wheels and give the car an alignment.
After all this, symptoms 1 and 2 were still present so I had the tires rebalanced thinking maybe they were off from settling in. Sure enough they were off but the problems were still there. Now symptom 3 is back and I just dont know what to do. At this point I have been through 3 sets of front rotors, 3 tire balances, and an alignment. Has anyone ever experienced something like this???
Symptoms:
1. Steering wheel shakes mainly from 45-60mph (can only be seen/felt on smooth roads)
2. From 50-80mph you can feel a pulsation in the entire car (seat/steering wheel/shifter). This comes in waves where it will feel fine for 5 seconds and then pulsating/vibrating for 5 seconds.
3. When braking the steering wheel shakes and brake pedal pulsates
Background:
This has been going on for months now and I have not been able to solve it. The car has 65K miles on it and is a 6spd manual RWD.
It started with the steering wheel shaking while braking. So, I replaced all 4 rotors and pads. After about a month the problem came back again. Suspecting it was rotors I warrantied them and replaced just the fronts this time. However, the problem came back and this time the steering wheel started to shake anytime 45-60mph with braking and without braking.
My first step was to have my wheels and tires rebalanced but that did not fix the issue.
So I replaced the front rotors for a 3rd time (different brand this time). Additionally, I had my mechanic mount and balance brand new tires/wheels and give the car an alignment.
After all this, symptoms 1 and 2 were still present so I had the tires rebalanced thinking maybe they were off from settling in. Sure enough they were off but the problems were still there. Now symptom 3 is back and I just dont know what to do. At this point I have been through 3 sets of front rotors, 3 tire balances, and an alignment. Has anyone ever experienced something like this???
Last edited by rocco11189; Nov 4, 2017 at 03:16 AM.
Originally Posted by rocco11189
It is possible but would a caliper sticking cause the car to shake while not on the brakes though?