Vibration and Roughness

Vibration, roughness, tramp, shimmy and thump may be caused by excessive tire or wheel runout, worn or cupped tires or wheel and tire imbalance.

These conditions may also be caused by rough or undulating road surfaces. Driving the vehicle on different types of road surfaces will indicate if the road surfaces are actually causing the condition.

Do not immediately suspect the tires when attempting to diagnose a vibration concern. Other sources of vibration include:
^ damaged wheel bearings.
^ loose or worn suspension or steering components.
^ worn or damaged half shafts.
^ excessive front disc brake rotor runout.
^ loose engine or transaxle supports.
^ engine driven accessories.