Front end vibration

Tiny
RIDERFAN36
  • MEMBER
  • 2007 CHEVROLET HHR
  • 2.4L
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 123,000 MILES
I own the car listed above it is the lt model. I have been experiencing some issues with it for instance; I have noticed that when I am driving I get a really bad vibration coming from the front end of the car and also it makes a loud ticking sound kind of like a helicopter taking off, but I seem to get this vibration when I am climbing or going down hill that It shakes the steering wheel. Can someone please tell me what is causing this because the longer I drive it the more I am afraid that something is going to break and my tire go flying off?
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 AT 4:29 PM

3 Replies

Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
  • 48,363 POSTS
Tires? Engine? Hard to say what could be causing it. Can you take a quick video of what the car is doing so we do not have to guess?

Cheers, Ken
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
-1
Friday, October 6th, 2017 AT 11:54 AM
Tiny
RIDERFAN36
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
It's not the engine cause there is no check engine light on it feels like it's coming from the passenger side tire area cause u can feel the car vibrating when going down hill or up hill same way as it does when you're breaks are bad but I know it's not them cause I just had them changed its either a ball joint or wheel bearing going bad but I can't tell how u would be able to tell if it's your ball joint wheel bearing going bad
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
-1
Friday, October 6th, 2017 AT 12:42 PM
Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
  • 48,363 POSTS
You must take the weight off of the suspension and then use a large pry bar.

Here is a guide that can help

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/steering-wheel-shakes-when-accelerating-or-braking

I would rotate the tires front the back as well

Please let us know what you find.

Cheers, Ken
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Saturday, October 7th, 2017 AT 10:57 AM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links