2004 Dodge Caravan "Wobbly" steering

2004 DODGE CARAVAN
86,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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THMARDIS
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What all could cause "wobbly" sterring? I can feel it in the steering wheel mainly from 15-45 mph. Tire pressures are okay, only thing I've done, the left two were lower than the right two tires. Matching the air in the tires didn't seem to help anything and I don't know anything about cars. Are their other factors that could be causing this and if so what are they?
Feb 10, 2008 at 12:03 PM
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LEGITIMATE007
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balancing of the tires, tie rod ends, front end alignment. are usually the faults to this problem
Feb 28, 2008 at 4:00 PM
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SERVICE WRITER
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Look for a shifted belt on one of the tires. You may actually see a bulge in the tread area. Since this is happening at the speeds you state, don't fool around with this as it may be more serious. If there is a part loose like legit says, it has to be in pretty bad shape.
Mar 2, 2008 at 9:46 PM
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[quote:670d03c2ce="Service Writer"]Look for a shifted belt on one of the tires. You may actually see a bulge in the tread area. Since this is happening at the speeds you state, don't fool around with this as it may be more serious. If there is a part loose like legit says, it has to be in pretty bad shape.[/quote:670d03c2ce]

Thanks all for your feedback. It ended up being a separated tire, so the shifted belt was correct.
Got a couple of new tires and everything is fine now. Thanks again.
Mar 8, 2008 at 4:44 AM
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