Why does my car steering vibrate on longer journeys

2004 BMW 316
65,000 MILES
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JONNYS
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Hi, my car steering wheel starts to vibrate and I get loud road noise on journeys of approx 20mins plus, especially on the motorway. If I go for a 10min drive on the motorway I don't have a problem. I took it to a garage and they indicated that a wheel was out of shape and my suspension arm bush's needed replacing.
I accept this could cause the vibration but wouldn't it cause the vibration on any journey, how does this explain the symptoms on longer journeys?
Jun 8, 2012 at 8:29 AM
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DJCL
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You might have a tire that shifs a belt when it gets hot
Jun 8, 2012 at 11:01 AM
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