Bouncy car at motorway speeds?

Question

I have a nissan micra 2005 and at about 60mph or higher, it becomes a bit bouncy, i feel like its bouncing all over the road and have to hold on very tight to the steering wheel.

is there anything i can do to prevent this?

Answer 1

get a new car or suspension sorted

Answer 2

Usually floatiness at high speed indicates bad shocks, but you Micra is fairly new. That being said, it would still be worthwhile to get it checked out.

Answer 3

Get your shockers checked out.

Answer 4

Could be a strut/shock problem as in they are not dampening the road variations and or the tires

Answer 5

i had the same  problem with my VW i took it to a garage it was a rear shock absorber had expoled

Answer 6

Suspension it needs or its worn out change it. It should help.

Answer 7

sounds like your shock absorbers need replacing.

similar thing happened to a Fiat Brava that I had a couple of year ago..

can be dangerous too if not fixed - because it will adversely affect your stopping distance.

unfortunately depending on your car and whether you need, 1-2-3 or 4 done.. it can be expensive - it cost me over £200 for all 4 of mine done at the time.

Answer 8

Micras can be a bit skittish at speed but you should get your shocks checked at a garage.

Answer 9

SIT STILL N STOP BOUNCIN!

Answer 10

A trip to the garage..

Answer 11

Well the roads are not great in this country, but you should check your tyre pressures, and if all else fails, get the suspension checked.

Answer 12

Either your tyre pressures are too high , or you have aproblem with front suspension . At best , you'll need a couple of front shock absorbers , but for Nissan sounds really unusual . DJC.

Answer 13

It sounds to me as if you need new shock absorbers, while your car is stationary bounce the front of car first and if bounces more then 3 times def. shock aborbers check back as well!  Get seen to asap as dangerous if you are fighting with car!

Answer 14

check all the tyres have them balanced too whilst off. shockers should be under nissan warrentee. Have them inspected whilst the wheels are off. Most decent garages can do a wheel balance too

Answer 15

firstly slow down on the motorway as not all the roads are not so smooth and take your car to a garage to check steering and balance

Answer 16

Take it to your local garage and get the basics checked, suspension, tyre pressures etc.

I have driven a Micra like yours and found it to be perfectly stable at all speeds so there is something wrong somewhere.

They are also very reliable and don`t suffer from any major suspension problems.

Get someone to check your tyre pressures first.

I once had a young girl with a Mini with 70 psi in her tyres !

Don`t go to one of these "Fast Fit" centres with it.

They will probably sell you 4 new tyres and 4 new shocks which it won`t need !!

Answer 17

might be as simple as your tyres need balancing. take your car into any tyre fitter bay. it's very cheap to have done.

if that's not the problem then chance are they will be able to tell you what the real fault is.

Answer 18

First check you have the correct tyre pressure, also check each tyre for uneven wear, bulges or splits.

Next check shock absorbers, simple test is to press each corner of the car down or rock the car, if the shock absorbers are ok the car should always return in one stroke to the level position, not bounce.

It may also be that you are describing a wobble, rather than a bounce.  Wheel balancing and wheel alignment may be required.

Answer 19

shocks, struts, or coil springs bad??

Answer 20

Take it to your local independent repair shop and have them check the vehicle out completely.

Answer 21

Give that Skippy tape the boot !!!

Answer 22

Swop it for a Porsche Carrera.

Answer 23

Get the tyres checked for flatspots. If you have skidded recently you may have flatspotted one or both of the tyres.

It could just be wheel ballance or even a tyrewall bulge it needs looking at.

It would be worth getting the tyres checked before going hi-speed again.  Some garages like National will check your tyres for free,,,, ring first though and check.

Visit their site for the correct pressures.

Answer 24

Have someone check your front end alignment.and shock absorbers.