steering wheel shaking on freeway

[Lostinconformiti]

hte steering wheel in my leganza shakes pretty bad on the freeway. think i need it align but wondering if there is anything else that i could be. thanks guys for your help. finally get my leganza running and this happens. so thanks for your help

LOSTINCONFORMITI

[woo]

the wheels may need to be balanced

[MMamdouh]

i concur with woo, a wobbley steering wheel means you need to balance your wheels, you will need allignment if your car wonders while going in a straight line or if you are eating too much tires.

MMamdouh

[delphis]

don't forget to check on the tire ware.

[emptynesteacan]

I recommend checking the bushings on the control arms for deteriorated rubber. My Nubira would shake and vibrate at 65-75 mph before I had them replaced. (80,000 miles) Is the handling loose also? As in it will "wobble" while cornering?

[TheGreatAndPowerfulOz]

First I would check the balance, as woo said. The alignment is less likely to cause shaking, but may possibly be the cause.

Before the bushings would wear out, there is a possibility that there is a warn out steering damper. It looks like a shock absorber and is attached to the steering components.

Steering dampers usually have a shorter life than bushings as they are moving all the time with every turn of the steering wheel.

[ChiPPy]

If these are new tires on your car, one could be out of round. I have had this happen to me a couple of times with new tires, and no amount of balancing will fix it. Also, if your tires have been sitting for a while, they may have developed a flat spot, which would also put the tire out of round. Like everyone else has already mentioned, the tire balance could also be out. If you've hit a curb or some thing recently, you may have bent a rim, or knocked off a wheel weight. Also, if your rotors are nearing the end of their life, they can also warp, but this would mainly show up as a wobble when braking from highway speeds. Hope this helps.

[mister_g]

checking the bushings on the control arms for deteriorated rubber.

What is this. I don't speak english that well to understand what is that...

[MMamdouh]

check the rubber parts in the location where suspension is linked to the car chassis.

MMamdouh

[Daew0Leganza]

hte steering wheel in my leganza shakes pretty bad on the freeway. think i need it align but wondering if there is anything else that i could be. thanks guys for your help. finally get my leganza running and this happens. so thanks for your help

LOSTINCONFORMITI

same wobble on my daewoo to... hit a curb before but never had it aligned... how much would alignment and balancing cost

[BosnianLanos]

Balance and alignment should cost well under $100.00

I'm guessing somewhere along the lines of $60-$70. I forget exactly what I paid.