steering column rattling when braking hard or at high speed

blairw · 10 Feb 2012 at 13:45

Hi All,

Taking my car into the garage early next week as I have noticed this problem the last two times I have driven it.

Whenever I get above 65 - 70 mph on the motorway, the steering column starts to give of a pretty loud rattle. The handling or the like isn't affected, it almost sounds like there is something loose somewhere that is moving about.
The same sound is also appearing when breaking down from 35 - 40mph to around 10 to go on a roundabout or the like.

The car is an 05 Plate Toyota Avensis, and I am really just looking for a heads up of what it could / couldn't before it goes in.

Cheers,
Blair

kPATm · 10 Feb 2012 at 14:31

Could be warped Disc?

blairw · 10 Feb 2012 at 14:37

It is happening when cruising at speed, not just when braking down from speed

Liampope · 10 Feb 2012 at 14:59

If it happens both driving and braking, I guess it could be warped hub or knackered wheel bearing.

kPATm · 10 Feb 2012 at 14:59

Wheel balancing or a dodgy tire?

kPATm · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:00

My brother in law had a similar thing turned out to be one of the tires had a slight bubble in it?

Liampope · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:02

kPATm said:
Wheel balancing or a dodgy tire?

Well that's always the first guess for a wobble at cruising speed, but I dont think he'd get the same under braking at low speed if it was only wheel balance. Hence I'm going for hub or bearing. I'd put 50p on it

blairw · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:07

Any idea of cost if it is the hub or bearing? A fair bit more than the 50p you are betting i'd guess!

Eliot · 10 Feb 2012 at 19:46

Both balancing and a warped disk.

Zack101 · 10 Feb 2012 at 21:50

Is this a just something you can just hear or can you feel it as well?