Shaking prob when Im on freeway....

[Yaouch]

I just bought a 2000 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6. It has about 69k miles on it. I discover a prob when I'm going on the freeway. Once I go pass 65 mph my streeing wheel shakes like crazy, when I go over bumps and such. I never had a SUV before but I dont think it should be like that. Does anyone have the same prob. or does anyone know what can it be. I thinking it might be the alingnment prob, but im just guessing. However when Im on the highway going under 70 mph everything is fine no shaking of the streeing wheel.

 

[nserpa9248]

70mph is a tricky speed, it seems thats where any balancing, misalignment, or loose part starts to make a huge difference.

When was the last time you got your tires balanced? Its a good place to start, from there, a rotation, alignment..if none of those help, get the front end looked at..

Look for loose/worn tie-rods, bushings, etc...

 

[Camprunner]

Check your shocks one or all may be shot ....... Hitting a small bump on the hiway with a blown shock will result in one of the wheels doing the shake thing. Also ck for a broken spring.

 

[Yaouch]

Thanks a bunch guys, I will try to check all these things at hand... just purchase this 4runner a week ago... hope I didnt buy a lemon... I have a toyota celica and it has over 200k miles on it.. dont want to drive any other cars now besides toyotas...

 

[Ron Helmuth]

No 4Runner lemons

Yaouch-would we let you buy a lemon? No such thing in the Toyota truck family....

This sounds like tie rod ends to me. I just had mine done and it was just one side-driver's front. Now my baby rides smooth as glass.... :bigok:

 

[luigi123]

I had the same problem with my new(used) 4runner after I bought it, the previous owner just put new tires on it and I ended up taking it in to get the tires rebalanced and rotated, fixed the problem.

 

[ruinit3]

i had the same problem and mine was fixed after an alignment and rotation which i need yet again!

 

[gapboi210]

mine has a vibration at anything past 105mph don't think that can be fixed ha ha.

 

[Rbv714]

mine, was fine before I got new tires put on...but they checked the alignment when they put them on and everything was ok, so they didnt do one...but now my wheel shakes, so i dont see how it could be the alignment...