Vibration in my Alero

OrionAlero · 12-30-2007, 12:55 AM

Hey guys, recently my Alero has begun to have alot of vibration coming from the front of my car. I thought it was my wheels out of balance, so I had it balanced, and it was still there, I then thought maybe it was bad tires, I checked them and they are good, not even 6 months old. I have taken it to 3 different tire shops and they can't find anything. The vibration really gets bad around 55-60 MPH. I was wondering if anyone has experienced this problem or knows what it is because it is really annoying! Please help! Thanks.

Gr1m · 12-30-2007, 01:04 AM

alignment..?

AftermathAlero · 12-30-2007, 01:17 AM

55ish to 70mph is ur wheels aren't balanced.. if they are balanced then ur wheel or wheels is bent.

nickbain · 12-30-2007, 07:46 AM

....or tire is out of round

bdyman · 12-30-2007, 08:52 AM

is there a vibration when braking??? do you hear a low humming noise?? maybe wheel bearing?? very possible the wheels could be bent do you hear a clunking noise, then it could be the steering shaft, or mounting or bearing plates
explain deeper about the problem

CBLOHM3400 · 12-30-2007, 11:02 AM

maybe cv joint going bad or somrthing with cv shaft

goldenalero · 12-30-2007, 12:57 PM

idk but my car starts making a humming noise around 30-35 then only gets louder

AJules · 12-30-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by OrionAlero

Hey guys, recently my Alero has begun to have alot of vibration coming from the front of my car. I thought it was my wheels out of balance, so I had it balanced, and it was still there, I then thought maybe it was bad tires, I checked them and they are good, not even 6 months old. I have taken it to 3 different tire shops and they can't find anything. The vibration really gets bad around 55-60 MPH. I was wondering if anyone has experienced this problem or knows what it is because it is really annoying! Please help! Thanks.

that was happening to me and it actually ended up being my rotors.
on the highway, my car would vibrate and if i touched the brakes it would get a lot worse
my rotors were warped and one of my calipers wasn't releasing causing it to vibrate

nickbain · 12-30-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by goldenalero

idk but my car starts making a humming noise around 30-35 then only gets louder

sounds like a wheel bearing.

OrionAlero · 12-30-2007, 07:29 PM

Well to further explain the problem, there is vibration no matter what speed I'm going, but as soon as i get to 50-60mph it gets a heck of alot worse, also if I slightlyturn the wheel to the left (not even enough to turn my car) the vibration gets ridiculous where it feels like my car is falling apart. It is definately not a balancing issue or alignment issue because I just had both of those things done twice at different shops, and those shops can't find the problem either. Thanks for all the info. so far I really appreciate, so please keep the help coming, because I don't know to much about the suspension of the Alero. Also if it helps I do have a Eibach Springs lowering kit to, there is no rubbing at all with my wheels in the wheel wells, oh and my wheels are not bent either I had checked those myself and also had the shops check em to. So let me know if you have any more ideas, thanks guys!

CBLOHM3400 · 12-30-2007, 08:12 PM

so excatly how far can you turn the wheel before the car starts turning ?
put key in ignition and unlock steering wheel turn steering wheel back and forth to see how much play is in it. there should be none to very very very slight. if any movement could be inner or outer tie rod ends

bdyman · 12-30-2007, 08:41 PM

is there vibration when you hit the brakes?? is the pedal vibrating?? steering wheel vibrate if so then your rotors are wraped, and the calipers could be bound up as well

SittinOnChrome · 12-31-2007, 01:13 AM

I had the same problem and it ended up being a tie rod end

my_hidden_romance · 12-31-2007, 03:59 PM

woo i have this same problem... but my alero was in an accident.. and the left tire i think is a lil out of round cause when it rolls with out the car it bounces in one spot..

IRONDOG442 · 12-31-2007, 04:01 PM

I'm with NickBain

nickbain · 12-31-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by OrionAlero

Well to further explain the problem, there is vibration no matter what speed I'm going, but as soon as i get to 50-60mph it gets a heck of alot worse, also if I slightlyturn the wheel to the left (not even enough to turn my car) the vibration gets ridiculous where it feels like my car is falling apart. It is definately not a balancing issue or alignment issue because I just had both of those things done twice at different shops, and those shops can't find the problem either. Thanks for all the info. so far I really appreciate, so please keep the help coming, because I don't know to much about the suspension of the Alero. Also if it helps I do have a Eibach Springs lowering kit to, there is no rubbing at all with my wheels in the wheel wells, oh and my wheels are not bent either I had checked those myself and also had the shops check em to. So let me know if you have any more ideas, thanks guys!

My brother had this problem with his truck, vibration at highway speeds, he had the tires balenced several times all at different shops, had it aligned a couple times but it didn't go away. I gave him my old mud tires from my truck and the vibration went away, so we concluded that one of the tires were out of round.

hpt_playboi_03 · 12-31-2007, 09:57 PM

I had that problem. I think one of your tires are out of round. They say old suspension can cause stuff like that. My tires had gotten little knots on them.

OrionAlero · 01-06-2008, 06:48 PM

Hey just wanted to say thanks for all the help, it ended up being a $30 tie rod end. So thanks for all the help and info. because there is no more vibration and it was easy to replace.

nickbain · 01-06-2008, 08:25 PM

good to hear it was something cheap and easy