vauxhall corsa steering problem

wijcc · 15 Dec 2011 at 14:57

Hi guys... my ex's vauxhall corsa B.. has a developed a problem where the steering (wheel) vibrates/shakes as you drive the car, does anyone know what could be causing this?
Also the car seems to pull to one side when you drive, apart from the tracking or tryes can anything else cause the car to pull to one side as you drive along?
Thanks in advance guys

dalin80 · 15 Dec 2011 at 15:19

Sticking brake, wheel balance out, deformed tyre, buckled wheel or play in a suspension arm/bush/linkage.

Simonnn · 15 Dec 2011 at 15:24

When I had my corsa B years ago I was turning into a road and hands slipped of the steering wheel and I hit the kerb

. After this I had a similar vibrating at high speeds. I'd get the tyres and wheels checked

wijcc · 15 Dec 2011 at 15:26

it vibrates at slow speed as well apparently.. she recently had 4 new tyres fitted, so unlikely the tyres.

Jano · 15 Dec 2011 at 15:36

wijcc said:
Hi guys... my ex's vauxhall corsa B.. has a developed a problem where the steering (wheel) vibrates/shakes as you drive the car, does anyone know what could be causing this?
Also the car seems to pull to one side when you drive, apart from the tracking or tryes can anything else cause the car to pull to one side as you drive along?
Thanks in advance guys

You tampered with her car!

scratch · 15 Dec 2011 at 15:39

If she's recently had all 4 tyres replaced then I'd get all 4 wheels removed, balanced and then refitted. It could be that one of them isn't balanced correctly, or maybe hasn't been fitted flush?

wijcc · 15 Dec 2011 at 16:04

thanks... would that be the cause for both the vibrating of the steering wheel and the pull of the car?

ins0mn1ac · 15 Dec 2011 at 17:33

wijcc said:
thanks... would that be the cause for both the vibrating of the steering wheel and the pull of the car?

Can be the reason yeah.

mattyprice4004 · 15 Dec 2011 at 17:35

Ex? Tell her you're not going to help unless you get your tingz, brav

wijcc · 15 Dec 2011 at 18:32

mattyprice4004 said:
Ex? Tell her you're not going to help unless you get your tingz, brav

what do you mean?

VeNT · 28 Dec 2011 at 16:21

wijcc said:
what do you mean?

that unless you get to smash her pasty you won't fix.
I think?
not 100% sure tho.

I had this on my old corsa and it was the wheel balance.

wijcc · 29 Dec 2011 at 01:48

it turned out to be a "warped" front drivers side tyre and the tracking needed to be corrected as well.

wijcc · 3 Jan 2012 at 08:38

had the tracking done before christmas (20 dec approx) and she drove up to newcastle to go spend the xmas and new year with her mum. She came back yesterday and the steering/tracking has gone again. She said she did not knock the car or anything and only really drove the car up north and back to london again. What could have caused the tracking to go again??