Steering wheel vibration at hwy speeds (intermittent)

[Jayrock]

from what i have been told in the shop FL5 is very sensitive to wheel geometry. Even small things like changing wheels without cleaning the hub can produce vibrations - I mean fractions of a milimeter of rust/dirt. I can attest this personally as I have experienced this with another brand car, BMW 4 series.

Ok the problem is fixed. I went to specialised shop, wheel geometry was fckd up by the dealership while changing the steering gearbox. I mean really fckd up. Right now no vibrations. It seems that FL5 is very sensible to this.

Pity that it cost me 300 USD (converted)

So what did the shop you went to do to remedy the problem if you can share?

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[xalexwillisx]

Im also interested in this - i have the same problem. I’ve had an alignment and all but to no avail. Taking it back to the dealership on Wednesday this week but im not sure what to tell them about wheel geometry?

 

[OidusR]

Only the correct alignment was done because of really strong misalignment according to the machine. All 4 wheels were checked and balanced twice. Funny thing is there were no marks on the tires because of the misalignment - other cars would immediately have sawtooth or other type of abrasion. And I did about 500km before it was fixed.

Other than that I am dissappinted with the quality of these cars and I will probably go back to BMW at some point - I have some great experiences with BMWs, also very high mileage. Engine, transmission, even body paint are miles ahead.

 

[Hiro-san]

Agree regarding steering gearbox. On a related matter, my understanding is if caster or camber is off, you can't resolve that with normal alignment, would have to go back to the dealership to rectify. Can you confirm and would you mind sharing the alignment specs that were used? Please.

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