Ok guys I have an 09 SS with 89,000 miles with a steering wheel vibration I can't get to the bottom of. The wheels are not bent. They are balanced. Lug nuts are not coming loose anymore. No uneven tread wear. Any ideas?

 

Axles.

 

If it shakes when braking could be rotors are warped

 

Rotate the tire front to rear! Just to make sure you dont have a slipped belt in your tire! I also start with the easiest thing !

 

Only when you step on the gas, or brakes, or doesn't matter?

Is it speed dependent?

 

Doesn't do it on the brakes at all. I just replaced the pads and rotors. I did rotate the tires and had them balanced didn't change anything.

 

It doesn't do it on the throttle either once I'm off the throttle or at least start easing off the throttle it starts

 

Doesn't do it under 30 mph either

 

What about the steering in general. Is it possible that all the vibration before I balanced the wheels and finally got my lugs to stay to tq could if caused the tie rods to loosen? Or any other part of the steering to loosen?

 

i replaced my axles and it eliminated the shaking over 65mph

i could let go off the wheel and it would drive straight but shake left to right intensely

 

Would bad wheel hubs be a possibility?

 

Low tire mabey try pumping it up to 35psi

 

There all at 35psi I keep them at that all the time.

 

have you tried replacing the car?

just messing

 

i have the same issue, and it started when i put sportlines on at 22,000 miles. Now on yyzv3's. Multiple wheel tire combo's and all of them do it off and on. Car drives arrow straight but steering wheel shimmies right to left above about 50 mph. Its not the brakes, or sway bar end links. Funny thing is there are times when it doesn't do it at all, and times when the faster i drive the worse it gets. Replaced cabs, end links, brakes, struts, springs, wheels, tires. Car only has 33,000 miles on her. I wondered if it was in the power steering somehow. If you figure it out let me know.

 

Sub'd.. I have the same issues.

 

Broken spring.

 

Negative

 

axles than, after i did the axles i was like wait....the steering wheel normal again

 

Curious what part went bad on/in the axle if that really did fix it. Good to hear.

 

they were clicking alot rolling into 1st, and they didnt feel strong.

i didnt want to wait for them to poop the bed so got them replaced

there was another thread with this similar problem and someone said replacing the axles helped the steering wheel booty shake

 

I just fixed this issue in mine it was the intermediate shaft in the steering its the part that goes from the steering rack thru the fire wall to the steering wheel there is a plastic slider in there that wears out. It won't break but it will cause vibration and play in the steering wheel. have a look at that.

 

that could be some of your guys problem too^

i have an lsj so everything is broken

 

Very common problem, noticed it more on my daughters car on rough pavement, sounded like a metal lunch box with marbles in it under the hood.



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Fits all Cobalt's, G5, and HHR's

 

What's the part number on one of those? Or a link for it would be great thanks