randotheking
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I just had Ford rotate my new set of 275/35ZR-20 HANKOOK VENTUS V12 EVO2 XL tires when I came in for an oil change. These tires are 5 months old and only had ~5,000 miles on them. This was the first rotation for these tires
Ever since they rotated the tires I've had a really bad wobble in the car. You could see it in the steering wheel and also feel it in the seat. I took it to a shop to get the front balanced, no improvement. I still saw wobble in the wheel and felt it in the car.
I ran out of time trying to fix this and had to hit the road. I drove ~1,000 miles with this wobble, at times it was pretty bad on the highway, you could feel it in your voice as you talked. The car had sat for 1 week prior to the rotation, so I thought maybe I had a flat spot, but no luck. It never got better on this road trip.
After I got home from my trip I took it back to Ford, two times. Not once did they put the car on the rack and look at the wheels. They drove it and insisted it was drone from my exhaust (I have pypes touring....they have ZERO drone). The second visit I rode with them and clearly showed them my steering wheel vibrating, but he must have been blind and swore he couldn't feel it in the seat. He swears the issue is not the tires. Ford wanted $50 just to spin the back wheels...NOT happy
I then took the car to another shop to get the rear wheels balanced to see if it would help any. It seems to have helped a little, but it is still noticeable. I don't know what to do next. The shop that balanced my rear wheels pointed out that without a thin wall socket, they could only get their socket over 3/5 lugs without it rubbing the rim. So it seems like it isn't aligned, but I've never heard of that before
TLDR:
-New tires, first rotation at 5,000 miles
-Can feel car wobble at all speeds
-Can see wobble in steering wheel
-Can feel wobble in seat
-Car did not wobble before tire rotation
-Put ~1,000 miles on tires after rotating because it had sat for a week prior to rotation, do not believe there is a flat spot. Ford says it can take 2,500 miles for a flat spot to work out.
-I've had both the front and back tires balanced
-Wobble is extremely noticable at >70mph on highway. Once you feel the wobble and focus on it, you can feel it at all speeds. It gets slower with reducing speed and faster with acceleration.
-Wobble still happens when car is coasting and not in gear
The only thing I can think of doing next is to reverse the tire rotation and see if the wobble is still there. But if that works I still don't know what to do. I also have a set of winter wheels I can try out. Ideally I'd like to just take this to a shop and have them fix it.
Ever since they rotated the tires I've had a really bad wobble in the car. You could see it in the steering wheel and also feel it in the seat. I took it to a shop to get the front balanced, no improvement. I still saw wobble in the wheel and felt it in the car.
I ran out of time trying to fix this and had to hit the road. I drove ~1,000 miles with this wobble, at times it was pretty bad on the highway, you could feel it in your voice as you talked. The car had sat for 1 week prior to the rotation, so I thought maybe I had a flat spot, but no luck. It never got better on this road trip.
After I got home from my trip I took it back to Ford, two times. Not once did they put the car on the rack and look at the wheels. They drove it and insisted it was drone from my exhaust (I have pypes touring....they have ZERO drone). The second visit I rode with them and clearly showed them my steering wheel vibrating, but he must have been blind and swore he couldn't feel it in the seat. He swears the issue is not the tires. Ford wanted $50 just to spin the back wheels...NOT happy
I then took the car to another shop to get the rear wheels balanced to see if it would help any. It seems to have helped a little, but it is still noticeable. I don't know what to do next. The shop that balanced my rear wheels pointed out that without a thin wall socket, they could only get their socket over 3/5 lugs without it rubbing the rim. So it seems like it isn't aligned, but I've never heard of that before
TLDR:
-New tires, first rotation at 5,000 miles
-Can feel car wobble at all speeds
-Can see wobble in steering wheel
-Can feel wobble in seat
-Car did not wobble before tire rotation
-Put ~1,000 miles on tires after rotating because it had sat for a week prior to rotation, do not believe there is a flat spot. Ford says it can take 2,500 miles for a flat spot to work out.
-I've had both the front and back tires balanced
-Wobble is extremely noticable at >70mph on highway. Once you feel the wobble and focus on it, you can feel it at all speeds. It gets slower with reducing speed and faster with acceleration.
-Wobble still happens when car is coasting and not in gear
The only thing I can think of doing next is to reverse the tire rotation and see if the wobble is still there. But if that works I still don't know what to do. I also have a set of winter wheels I can try out. Ideally I'd like to just take this to a shop and have them fix it.
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