|
|
|
1995 honda Civic ex Steering Wheel shaking
|
|
|
| |
|
|
bsg5046
New User
Mar 15, 2008, 10:25 AM
Post #1 of 5
(2587 views)
|
|
1995 honda Civic ex Steering Wheel shaking
|
Sign In
|
|
1995 Honda Civic coupe ex
Automatic Transmission
150,000 miles
I've been dealing with this problem now for some time, and would be extremely grateful if someone could help me out with a solution. I tried looking in other posts to see if I could find a similar problem but I couldn't find anything.
I've been having trouble with my Honda the past couple months. The problem first started on the highway, my steering wheel will sometimes vibrate extremely hard and pull off to the right, so hard that I have to use two hands to hold on to the wheel to try to maintain control of the car. When it does this, I can hear a loud clunking noise, and I can feel vibrations throughout the car. It seems to happen randomly, and usually stops after about a minute, but is pretty scary.
I've done a few things to try to correct the issue. I topped off all the fluids, I might be leaking coolant but I don’t think that has anything to do with the problem. I've had the tires rebalanced and I also got an alignment. I've taken it to two different places and they've inspected the front end of my car visually and they said they couldn't find anything that looks worn or that's not where it should be. Is there something that can't be visually seen that could effect the steering?
I've also noticed that my steering wheel shakes when cornering, and the problem gets even worse if I try to step on the gas while in a corner. Like I said the car shops didn't find anything, but I think it could be a serious problem.
|
|
| |
|
|
way2old
Veteran
/ Moderator
Mar 15, 2008, 1:08 PM
Post #2 of 5
(2582 views)
|
|
Re: 1995 honda Civic ex Steering Wheel shaking
|
Sign In
|
|
Did you have service manager or technician ride with you? That may give them more information as what it is doing.
Being way2old is why I need help from younger minds
|
|
| |
|
|
Guest
Anonymous Poster
Mar 21, 2008, 8:32 PM
Post #3 of 5
(2567 views)
|
|
Re: 1995 honda Civic ex Steering Wheel shaking
|
Sign In
|
|
Do you hear clicking when you make a sharp turn? If so you may have a bad CVU joint.
|
|
| |
|
|
Guest
Anonymous Poster
Mar 23, 2008, 7:34 PM
Post #4 of 5
(2559 views)
|
|
Re: 1995 honda Civic ex Steering Wheel shaking
|
Sign In
|
|
In response to both replys, the mechanic said he drove it, but the problem is it doesn't do it all the time and he said he hadn't noticed anything while doing it.
But yes there is a clunking when I turn
|
|
| |
|
|
Double J
Veteran
/ Moderator
Mar 23, 2008, 7:53 PM
Post #5 of 5
(2557 views)
|
|
Re: 1995 honda Civic ex Steering Wheel shaking
|
Sign In
|
|
You know...
I have replaced many axles on these...for vibration problems/noises....etc...
I wouldn't drive this car ,especially at highway speeds until It is fixed.
If it was mine,I would replace both drive axles....after all,the car does have 150k on it.
I assume the ball joints check out ok,visual sometimes wont catch a worn one..but the alignment should have...
Labor wise,you have to separate the lower control arm/ball joint from the knuckle to r & r the drive axles...since your there consider having the ball joints replaced as well....they press out and in....
I had a severly worn ball joint on one of my cars ,(apparent visually tho)that I didn't know of, and while driving at highway speeds,all of a sudden it did like you said,drifted back and forth,felt i was going to loose control,had to hang on with two hands,then it was ok...
wasn't a honda,but still....
Steering rack been checked?
Just my thoughts.
|
|
| |
|
| | |
|
Auto Repair Home
SEARCH
WHO'S 
LOG 
1989 toyota pickup 3.0 crank no start
Please Help - Knock sound & engine fail
