1994 Mercury Tracer

1994 MERCURY TRACER
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SSTLEE79
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1994 Mercury Tracer with 145000 miles. Vibration and then shaking of the steering wheel at about 35-45 miles per hour, then stops once I am up to speed on the highway. Had the tires balanced and it seemed to help, but only for a couple of days. Is it possible that the weights just fell off and I need to have the tires balanced again? Or am I in for a major repair bill here? The mechanic did note that both rims were slightly bent. I did hit a major bump in some road construction that probably caused that.
Feb 19, 2007 at 9:37 AM
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CHEVY22
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could be the rims , but one you balance the tires they are balanced and this still happened after the balance ??if so you may want to have the front brake rotors checked for warpage , even if there is no pulsation in the pedal the rotor will allow the vibration to go through the steering wheel lmk

jim
Feb 19, 2007 at 9:56 AM
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