Hey guys. My 328 seems to have developed a slight problem. This started out minor about 2-3 weeks ago and has gotten worse over time. I seem to have narrowed the problem down.
At first I noticed my steering wheel vibrating at speed, but it's not consistent and at all and will be fine at the same speeds on the same roads and bad at other times. I thought I had lost a wheel weight or possibly a bent rim, but this is not the case.
Now it seems that after some heavy braking from spirited driving or heavy traffic the wheel develops a vibration and at low speeds if I let go of the wheel I can visibly see the wheel rocking back and forth about 1" in each direction. This is accompanied by a loud, vibrating drone at high speeds and a pull to the right when braking. Once driving for a bit I believe the brakes cool down and the problem reduces.
I am thinking perhaps the rotor is warped and at high temperatures it is contacting the pad causing the vibration or perhaps I have a problem with the brake caliper itself.
I haven't had a chance to pull the wheel off yet (I believe it's the right front wheel causing the problem), I was going to this weekend and I am taking a short vacation middle of this week so I won't have a chance for 2 weeks to get to it.
Has anyone experienced this before? My car is CPO'ed, but i wanted to take a look myself before heading back to the dealer. Could this be something as simple as worn pads? I have just under 54k on the odo and I believe they are the original pads.
Thanks!
At first I noticed my steering wheel vibrating at speed, but it's not consistent and at all and will be fine at the same speeds on the same roads and bad at other times. I thought I had lost a wheel weight or possibly a bent rim, but this is not the case.
Now it seems that after some heavy braking from spirited driving or heavy traffic the wheel develops a vibration and at low speeds if I let go of the wheel I can visibly see the wheel rocking back and forth about 1" in each direction. This is accompanied by a loud, vibrating drone at high speeds and a pull to the right when braking. Once driving for a bit I believe the brakes cool down and the problem reduces.
I am thinking perhaps the rotor is warped and at high temperatures it is contacting the pad causing the vibration or perhaps I have a problem with the brake caliper itself.
I haven't had a chance to pull the wheel off yet (I believe it's the right front wheel causing the problem), I was going to this weekend and I am taking a short vacation middle of this week so I won't have a chance for 2 weeks to get to it.
Has anyone experienced this before? My car is CPO'ed, but i wanted to take a look myself before heading back to the dealer. Could this be something as simple as worn pads? I have just under 54k on the odo and I believe they are the original pads.
Thanks!