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Car Forum / GMC Cars / March 2008Malibu 3.1 2001
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction Have the above with about 185k miles on it, and at 65+ mph I get a bad vibration through the steering wheel. Had the wheels balanced and the vibration still exists. Wheel bearings have been replaced about 100,000 miles. I am thinking it could be the ball joints. Steering doesn't feel vague. I am thinking of replacing both the lower control arms they seem cheap enough from Autozone and I get all the bushings and ball joint included in the price. Are Dorman products any good? Any advice appreciated. David > Hoping someone can point me in the right direction > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Any advice appreciated. At 85,000 miles, another bad wheel bearing would not be out of the question. Ball joints don't show up the way you describe. They clank over bumps. I think you should have the car looked at before throwing all those parts at it indiscriminately.  Signature-Mike- mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net > At 85,000 miles, another bad wheel bearing would not be out of the > question. Ball joints don't show up the way you describe. They clank over > bumps. I think you should have the car looked at before throwing all > those parts at it indiscriminately. Should have said that ball joints clunk - not clank. Signature-Mike- mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net My 2004 Malibu clanks over bumps too. The rear end rattles over rough road surfaces. All this at 10K miles. >> At 85,000 miles, another bad wheel bearing would not be out of the >> question. Ball joints don't show up the way you describe. They clank >> over bumps. I think you should have the car looked at before throwing >> all those parts at it indiscriminately. > > Should have said that ball joints clunk - not clank. > My 2004 Malibu clanks over bumps too. The rear end rattles over rough road > surfaces. All this at 10K miles. That sucks. Shouldn't be experiencing such a thing with a car with such low mileage. Have you taken it to the dealer for warranty work? Signature-Mike- mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net I bought it used from a Honda dealership. I take it to a Chevy dealer for oil changes, but I never mentioned the noise. The car doesn't drive or handle badly so I let it slide even though the noise does get aggravating sometimes. I noticed that there are scrape marks on the engine cradle so that car may have been abused by the first owner. Who else would trade in a car in a year? I think it just may be GM quality. >> My 2004 Malibu clanks over bumps too. The rear end rattles over rough >> road surfaces. All this at 10K miles. > > That sucks. Shouldn't be experiencing such a thing with a car with such > low mileage. Have you taken it to the dealer for warranty work? My "vibration at 50" turned out to be a patch of tread separation on my tire. Replaced tire, problem gone. >Hoping someone can point me in the right direction > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >David <rj> > Hoping someone can point me in the right direction > > Have the above with about 185k miles on it, and at 65+ mph I get a bad > vibration through the steering wheel. Had the wheels balanced and the > vibration still exists. Check for a tire with broken belts or a bent wheel or hub. Wheel bearings have been replaced about > 100,000 miles. I am thinking it could be the ball joints. Neither wheel bearings or ball joints would cause a vibration. Steering > doesn't feel vague. I am thinking of replacing both the lower control > arms they seem cheap enough from Autozone and I get all the bushings [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > David It would be cheaper to figure out what the problem is than just throwing parts at it. You should only replace parts that you know are bad. > > Hoping someone can point me in the right direction > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > It would be cheaper to figure out what the problem is than just throwing > parts at it. You should only replace parts that you know are bad. Turned out to be the track rod end. Thanks for your input.
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