Norman, check your tire pressures. Sometimes, it may also be caused by ....
tires flat spotting specially if it has not been used for awhile. Also be aware with winter setting in, ambient temperature is dropping, therefore tires pressure will also be lower. Check your tires regularly.<br>
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If this does not resolve your problem, bring in your car to the dealer for tire balancing. If problem still persists, you may have a defective tire.<br>
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Have over 12,000 Kms on my C320 and never experience steering vibrations. Good luck and keep us updated.<br>
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I have seen others have the same problem and their dealers have done different things like tire rotation to replacing tires... <br> <br> i have the sameproblem but it goes away after a while.. so i don't mind it ..<br> <br> you may want to take it in to the dealer to have checked out.
I have the same problem, i feel a steering wheel vibration around 20-30mph, as u accelerate its gets better. Took it to the dealer ship, they did a balance and an alignment. Still didnt get better, still feel it. I then bought AMG chrome rims, 17inch with 4 bran new michelin tires, guess what, didnt go away. My theory is they dont make cars like they use to. Never the less, having a benz is a status
I brought my 2002 C240 (3000miles) to the dealer today for this same problem. They balanced the tires but said they weren't really out of balance. The balancing did not help, the vibration is still very noticable particularly when decelerating from 35->30 mph. I've also noticed some vibration around 60 mph, but it is less noticable.
Norman: If it just started -- meaning you had no problem before, and now you've go a steering wheel shimmy -- it's related to the tires. If, on the other hand, you've 'sort of' felt the shimmy coming on for a while and now it's just gotten worse, that's going to be tougher to solve. I went through the latter on a BMW 320i. Eventually, I learned it really was true what I was told by one BMW tech after another: 'They all do that.' Damn if they didn't. I won't bore you with all the details, but in a nutshell, on a unibody car (where the shell is welded together to make one body & chassis), if the alignment isn't just right, the steering geometry is permanently out of whack. Thus, you get a shimmy, usually in a particular speed range, or perhaps on brake application. It drove me nuts. (The only real cure is a bullet to the head.) Pls follow up with what you find out. Thanks. <br>
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