Can you drive 30+ miles and finish your drive at the tire shop? Have them get in the car then and witness the issue? Seems like something was off when they installed the tires.
Yeah that will probably be my next step. Hoping to have some time over the holidays to get there.Can you drive 30+ miles and finish your drive at the tire shop? Have them get in the car then and witness the issue? Seems like something was off when they installed the tires.
Thought about and checked that, don't seem to be directional as far as I can tell. Didn't see outside written on any of them either.First thing I would look at is if tires are directional and they are mounted backwards, or some tires have an "outside" written on sidewall. Weird that mileage has anything to do with it. Maybe once tires are heated up they get unstable, maybe take them back and get a different brand set.
Starting to think that way too... thanksI think one of the tires has internal damage to the belts. When they warm up the belts aren't being held in place.
Joe,
It's time to rethink this a bit.......I remember and responded to your last post.
This time you have added a clue, specifically the over 30 mile (meaning over thirty minutes) before the 'feeling' sets in.
About two years ago, many members started posting about a sticking type feeling after driving at steady speeds (highway...straightline) that would cause you to 'overcorrect'.........certainly would create sway.
It only occurs when on the highway, generally temperatures below 50 degrees......the steering behaves normally once off the highway, on surface streets, where you are turning the wheel often.
It seemed like the steering assist would 'Go to sleep' over long periods of minimal input (highway)
GM got enough complaints to issue a service bulletin and extend the warranty to 10 years/150000 miles. Bulletin# 14232....look it up.
I suspect this may be your issue.......the baggy old tires likely masked the stick condition......new, firm tires are revealing it......the bent rod was a coincidence.....not a cause.
Your alignment results are fine.
When you can, drive the car yourself again and see if the 'feeling' I'm trying to describe 'fits'
Report back,
Rob
Well......similarish is the best I can conjure up.Interesting... thanks Rob. I will definitely take a look at that service bulletin. It doesn't sound exactly like what we're experiencing, but could be a matter of semantics.
It feels to me more like driving through an open field on a super windy day - the car is being pushed/pulled laterally even when holding the wheel straight. Feelings of lateral movement perpendicular to the direction the car is traveling.
Is that similar to the bulletin symptoms?
Robby could be "dead on" on this one !! I remember this one.Joe,
It's time to rethink this a bit.......I remember and responded to your last post.
This time you have added a clue, specifically the over 30 mile (meaning over thirty minutes) before the 'feeling' sets in.
About two years ago, many members started posting about a sticking type feeling after driving at steady speeds (highway...straightline) that would cause you to 'overcorrect'.........certainly would create sway.
It only occurs when on the highway, generally temperatures below 50 degrees......the steering behaves normally once off the highway, on surface streets, where you are turning the wheel often.
It seemed like the steering assist would 'Go to sleep' over long periods of minimal input (highway)
GM got enough complaints to issue a service bulletin and extend the warranty to 10 years/150000 miles. Bulletin# 14232....look it up.
I suspect this may be your issue.......the baggy old tires likely masked the stick condition......new, firm tires are revealing it......the bent rod was a coincidence.....not a cause.
Your alignment results are fine.
When you can, drive the car yourself again and see if the 'feeling' I'm trying to describe 'fits'
Report back,
Rob
The description was "notchy" steering. It took additional effort to get it out of the center position. Your description sounds completely different.Is that similar to the bulletin symptoms?
If it is a tire, that would change the handling - a big clue.If you have the time why not try switching the fronts and the backs and see if the problem changes. That might at least narrow it down to the car or the tires.
Very annoying, have had it happen too. The electric steering is very precise to small inputs, so when you have to move the wheel that much to "unstick" it, you're all over your lane.ChevyGuy,
Thats what is tough to convey.......Mine did this too BTW.......I would be on the tollway (I-90), and, after awhile, when a steering correction was needed, the steering felt 'hung up' for lack of a better term.
As I would apply a bit more force to the wheel, the assist would 'wake up'.....again for lack of a better term, and it would cause me to overcorrect.
To some drivers, this over response, because it now caused the need to opposite correct, could be interpeted as a loose feeling rear end.
Tough to put in words.....you sort of have to experience it.
Rob
Valid point, but that wouldn't kick in after 30 minutes - unless that's how long it took to get to a road surface where it showed up.However, if you definitely feel it's coming from the rear, if this is a Model equipped with Z link and had taken a hit somewhere to bend something, bushings should be looked at. My S70 had a somewhat similar delta link design, and shortly after a snowy, sideways impact with a curb, the rear end just didn't feel in line with the rest of the car. An axle was replaced that was bent and the main delta link bushing needed to be replaced despite the alignment being dead on - it was swaying with a bit of camber from side to side out on the road, if you will.
True!Valid point, but that wouldn't kick in after 30 minutes - unless that's how long it took to get to a road surface where it showed up.
In the corner, or entering the corner? I could see the steering problem being an issue as it could be hard to get the car to turn, but if you're experiencing IN the turn, I'd think that would suggest something else.and is much worse in corners than when driving straight.