2003 Toyota Camry Shimmie i steerig wheel

2003 TOYOTA CAMRY
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REGBL2
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Shakes or Wobbles problem
2003 Toyota Camry 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

While traveling the steering wheel has a slight shimmie. What might cause this??

Thanks for any help you can give, Reggie
Jan 18, 2009 at 4:39 PM
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JAMES W.
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Most common cause of a front end shimmy is cord seperation or an out of round tire. If your sure it's not a balance problem, you can test the cord theory by moving the front tires to the rear and vise versa. If the shimmy stops, you've found the problem.
Jan 19, 2009 at 12:40 AM
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