Drove to the beach Monday, no problem drove like a dream. Took it north Wednesday, as soon as I hit I 5 my steering wheel started to violently shake. Stopped a little down the road, but when I got back to town less than 2 miles from home started to shake so bad I had to pull over. We just bought it Saturday. 100,000 miles 2002 Touring Edition. I also hear a knocking on the front passanger side. Got in to take it to Schwabs the next morning and nothing. No shaking, No knocking. Drives perfect again. ????
That is usually caused by bad engine mount this condition usually changes the distance of the cv joint and the differential which cause the cv joint to shake. also check your ball joints.
Sounds like the CV axel is going bad or a combination of that and the axel working is way out of the trans mission. Does it get worse turning and when its not doing it is it smooth at haghway speeds. Will it do it cold?
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I hope you bought this at a dealer, and you have a warranty. Sounds like someone got rid of it because of this problem. Is the knocking sound only when it's shaking? You might want to run the car's vin through a service like carfax to see if it was in an accident before your purchase. I have checked cars that I knew were in an accident ($6k damage on one I knew the history of, and it did not show up in the report, even though the police responded and wrote up a report) so it isn't a 100% guarantee it never was hit, but it could explain the weird problem if something shows up. Have the motor mounts and front end suspension checked, and good luck.
steering wheel shaking when let steering wheel go it pulls to the left im thinking tire issue ?
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