Steering vibration driving me crazy!
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Steering vibration driving me crazy!
Hi all, at wits end. Mine is a 2022 e220, done <40k km. it has this steering vibration especially when I brake slowly. The service centre has changed the rear tyres, front and back brake pads and discs but the issue still persists. When I escalated the issue, the senior fellas tested and examined the car but found nothing wrong. What cheesed me off was they saying it’s a characteristic of the car!
Any idea what else could be off. Much appreciated.
Any idea what else could be off. Much appreciated.
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From: Long Island, New York
2018 E400 4matic Wagon
I haven't found any vibration on my 2018 E400. I noticed missing from your long list of things that have been done is re-balacing the wheels. You might want to have all four of your wheels balanced on a road-force balancing machine like the Hunter 9700. I'm surprised that your dealer hasn't mentioned wheel balancing as a potential cause. One more thing I thought of -- on a BMW that I had, there was a vibration problem over 55 mph and I had the drive shaft removed and balanced. That didn't solve the problem, and the problem never went away. I think if I had had all four wheels balanced again, that might have solved the problem. I lived with the problem until I sold the car.
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steering vibrations
Hi all, at wits end. Mine is a 2022 e220, done <40k km. it has this steering vibration especially when I brake slowly.
The service centre has changed the rear tyres, front and back brake pads and discs but the issue still persists.
When I escalated the issue, the senior fellas tested and examined the car but found nothing wrong.
What cheesed me off was they saying it’s a characteristic of the car!
Any idea what else could be off. Much appreciated.
The service centre has changed the rear tyres, front and back brake pads and discs but the issue still persists.
When I escalated the issue, the senior fellas tested and examined the car but found nothing wrong.
What cheesed me off was they saying it’s a characteristic of the car!
Any idea what else could be off. Much appreciated.
How old are your "new" discs ?
What type of disks... solid/vented/carbon ?
Who serviced these parts... MB specialist?
Anyone diagnosed free-play ?
What's the car history ownership/service ???
I am going to assume, your problem started BEFORE recent brake service, right?
---> CHECK THESE ITEMS:
- Clean disks must lay flat on clean hubs...
- Clean rims must lay flat on clean disks...
- Loose front bearings freeplay...
- Loose steering tie-rods...
- Loose control arms ball-joints...
- [warped rims? (rotate F>B)]
- dry sliding pins on floating calipers
- air behind pistons on fixed calipers
Report findings.
