Okay guys, this may be worth reading. After only 1800 miles my my new '05 4x DC, I have experienced a slight vibration in the steering wheel. I starts at about 45mph all the way thru 75-80(have not gone any faster than that). First I thought it was the balance, and had the wheels re-balanced. Then I thought it might be the Rev-tek lift kit I had profesionally installed so I checked w/ Rev-tek to see if they had any other reports like mine. They had not. Then I checked w/ the installer (whom I have been dealing w/ for years and trust completely), and they said it might be a wheel out of round, that the kit, and the installation should not have caused anything like this. So off to the wheeel guy again. They re-checked the balance and checked for "out-of-roundness". Nothing wrong there. But he did noticed a significant amount of lateral slop in both front wheels. So after calling my dealership, we have decided that none of the work I have done has voided the warranty, so off to the service dept it goes. &am tomorrow. Will keep you all posted.
I Had To Have A New Steering Shaft Installed At 7,000 Miles Due To A "bad Bearing" On The Shaft. I'm Not Sure If Your Symptoms Match What I Had, But At Any Speed The Steering Wheel Felt Like Something Was Rattling On It Whenever I Drove Over Even The Smallest Bump. The Dealership Said They Had Never Seen This Happen Before, And They Had To Replace The Entire Steering Shaft All Because Of A Bearing Or Bushing That Broke And Slid Down The Shaft Causing The Annoying Rattle. They Couldn't Just Replace That One Part Due To Lack Of Easy Access. You May Ask Your Service Dept. At Your Dealership To Look In To This Just In Case. This Seemed To Take Care Of The Steering Problem I Had.
Could it be warped brake rotors? On a once owned and quickly dumped '99 Jeep GC Ltd, the brake rotors warped w/in 7k miles, enough so that the steering was effected even when not braking. That vehicle was a traffic hazard. Convinced me to never buy 'Domestic' again... Love those Tundras! Please don't bum out my ride... just ordered an '05 DC 4x4, and am trading up from the Access Cab. Mistake?
Everything checked out to be well within Factory specs and nobody, but me, has been able to detect the "wobble" that I did. It may have been in my mind, since I was a little worried about doing all the aftermarket work and voiding my warranty. But, I will be paying close attention to this and if I notice it gets worse, or someone else notices it, then back to the dealership I go.
Everything checked out to be well within Factory specs and nobody, but me, has been able to detect the "wobble" that I did. It may have been in my mind, since I was a little worried about doing all the aftermarket work and voiding my warranty. But, I will be paying close attention to this and if I notice it gets worse, or someone else notices it, then back to the dealership I go.
It is funny how they can never duplicate any problem at the dealership, and I am starting to wonder about the Factory specs, they must be pretty wide..LOL
Possable problem w/ '05 Steering
Steering Problems
A. O. K.
Linear Mode
