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2003 Toyota Avalon - needs struts? Sign up here! Search this forum this category all forums for All words Any words Whole Phrase (search options) Auto Repair Home>> Automotive Repair>> Car Troubleshooting Guest Anonymous Poster escape4u@yahoo.com Dec 31, 2007, 11:32 PM Post #1 of 3 (3049 views) 2003 Toyota Avalon - needs struts? Sign In 2003 Avalon. 56,000 miles. New Goodyear Aquatreads 14 months ago (with balance and alignment). About 10,000 miles on the tires. A month ago I drove my wifes car and noticed a bad front vibration at highway speed. She took the car to Goodyear and had the tires rotated, balanced and aligned. Got the car back and noticed that now the vibration is in the back. I called the Goodyear store and they thought the tires were cupped.... possibly due to worn struts. I can run my hands over both of the back tires and do notice the cupping (bumps and uneven wear). The struts don't seem to be worn since the car still handles well and is not "sloppy or mushy". I'm just wondering is their anything else that can cause this besides worn struts? Tom Greenleaf Ultimate Carjunky / Moderator Jan 1, 2008, 2:37 AM Post #2 of 3 (3047 views) Re: 2003 Toyota Avalon - needs struts? Sign In I think that's usually an alignment problem. If it is uniform around the tire it can be the tire itself or other things. In getting a FEA the front end should have checked out ok with a good job. If this tire is making noise you may have to replace it or a pair to get rid of that. Rotating tires often avoids most of this. I suggest keeping track and rotate tires front to rear and left to right unless car or tire maker says not to cross rotote the tires. An "Aquatread" might be directional and marked to spin in only one direction. You said just 10,000 miles? Check on recall or warranty about this as I don't think this will wear itself to correction, T Double J Veteran / Moderator Jan 2, 2008, 1:10 PM Post #3 of 3 (3040 views) Re: 2003 Toyota Avalon - needs struts? Sign In i'm with tom on this....definitely sounds like a bad tire....i don't know if you have performance tires on the vehicle ...but i just wanted to mention that when i was a cadillac we would have customers come in with seville's (sts model) mostly and they would complain of a vibration concern....low miles..usually in the 20k range or less.....we would determine that the tires were causing the concern.....always were goodyear performance tires....like speed rating h or higher.....sent them to goodyear for replacement...prorated warranty....some opted for different tires ....most were happy with comparable michelin tires.... i do know that sometimes too instead of a tire problem itself we ran into a balance concern.....regular balancing didn't help.....they needed to be <<< ROAD FORCE >>>>> balanced....most quality tire centers are equipped to do this type of balance... just my thoughts.......   Automotive Repair     Auto Body Repair and Refinishing     Heating or AC Issues     Electrical and Wiring     Brake Systems     Car Stereo Repair Advice     General Discussions     Car Making Funny Noises     Engine Fault Codes     Engine Troubles     Exhaust Systems     Steering and Suspension     Transmission Troubles     Tricks of the Trade Automotive World     General Discussions     Antique Car Talk     Car Shows and Events     The Bargin Bin     Motor Vehicle Inspection     Car Care Tips     Traffic Tickets     Gasoline, Motor Oils, Concept Cars and Engines     Auto Insurance, Financing, Leases, Warranties Truck Repair     General Discussions     Truck Engine Repair     Truck Suspension Repair Motorcycle Repair     General Discussions     Motorcycle Engine Repair CarJunky     Open Posting     Board FAQ's     New Board Suggestions

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