[my92300te]

I was driving yesterday on an on ramp to freeway when all of a sudden my steering wheel started jerking, quickly I braked and pulled over to the side - once I gathered myself I continued home (abut 4 miles) and it didn't happen again, do you know why this would happen? I am thinking it's alignment issues - the car is new to me and the tires are crap. Could it be joints?

 

[mountainredneck]

it could be the tires. have you driven it faster lately than you have been? sounds like wheel shimmy. a weight could have come off. check all lug nuts also.

 

[jmoney6]

the belt tensioner may need to be tensioned. If you mover the wheel all the way tol the right or left does it sorta shake?

 

[Inline6]

By jerking do you mean the steering wheel going from left to right very fast? This is mostly suspension related, have everything thoroughly checked. But worn-out tires and unbalanced wheels also causes wiggling/jerking when you reach a certain speed.

 

[dababor]

alignment?

 

[my92300te]

By jerking do you mean the steering wheel going from left to right very fast? This is mostly suspension related, have everything thoroughly checked. But worn-out tires and unbalanced wheels also causes wiggling/jerking when you reach a certain speed.

I don't know if it was going from left to right it was shaky pretty much in every direction. I always go around 60 and this hasn't happened before. It is a 4-matic and the tires are really worn. I will be taking it in soon for new ones and I am sure they will check everything when the align the car. At least I hope so. The car only has 132K on it and a lot more driving to do

 

[roycehof]

Check your Ball Joints for wear. Worn ball joints will give you this sympton.