My steering wheel shakes and rocks back and forth while the car is in motion. What's wrong with it?

Question

My steering wheel shakes and rocks back and forth while the car is in motion. What's wrong with it?

Answer 1

loose parts in the front end, tires out of balance, bent wheel. bad tire where a belt has shifted in it.

Answer 2

bad suspention parts, unballanced tires, bad wheel bearings.

This could be very dangerous if it's your suspention, a cheap way to have this checked is go to a tire shop ask for a front end allinement they will not be able to do it with bad suspention parts, they'll tell you what needs to be fixed and you can either pay them to do it, or drive it back home and fix it yourself either way you'll have to pay for the alinement afterward.

Answer 3

Yeah im pretty sure thats your alignment, its not that expensive to fix. If it kind of smooths out the faster you go than it is. I had the same problem.

Answer 4

Could need front end repairing, but also is a good indication of warped rotors......Brakes need work, especially if the pedal bounces at low speed   (with your foot on it attempting to stop.)

Answer 5

broken belt in the tires,bent wheel,loose wheel bearings,loose lug nuts,most popular tires out of balance

Answer 6

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If it is around 45mph your wheels need to be balanced

Answer 7

Could be that you need an alignment or your tires rotated.  

Answer 8

if it happens when you put the brake on, then it is the rotors out of round. if it does it going down the road, check the tires, you might have a bad tire or something loose in the front end, like ball joints or tie rods.

Answer 9

Anything that causes your steering wheel to shake and rock back and forth is dangerous.  Pop in to your local tire store for a free inspection.  They will let you know what the problem is.

Answer 10

Check you tire pressure!!

Answer 11

I have had cars do this and it was the axel or wheel bareings.it makes the car hard to drive when you are comeing to a stop or slowing down.it feels like it is shaking,It dont really sound like your tire need lined...

Answer 12

Could be as simple as a bent rim or bad tire. But also could be bad tie rods, ball joints, steering links, or depending on the year of the vehicle could be a bad steering rack & pinion.

Answer 13

Some possibilities include: tires need rotating,tires need to be balanced or are out of round, you have a bent rim, or you need a front end allignment.