Pulsation/Vibration on Highway

Luca brazi · 07-20-2013, 10:25 AM

Z seems to have slight pulsation/steering wheel vibration when on highway at 65+. My Nissan dealership looked at the car twice and resurface my brake rotors and reweighted my wheels and cannot find anything else wrong.

Anyone have any suggestions or know any good Nissan techs in the NJ/NY area that works on 370s that would be able to pinpoint the problem?

JARblue · 07-20-2013, 10:32 AM

Any other details about the symptoms? Is it happening while braking, cruising, accelerating, or all three?

Have you changed tires recently? Have you done a proper alignment?

Luca brazi · 07-20-2013, 10:34 AM

80% of the time most when cruising at 65 70+

Luca brazi · 07-20-2013, 10:35 AM

Dealer checked my tires and said they were fine as well as alignment

roy'sz · 07-20-2013, 10:50 AM

balance....definitely sounds like a balance issue.

SouthArk370Z · 07-21-2013, 07:27 PM

Probably a balance problem but could be alignment, bad tire, worn suspension, &c. Take it to a reputable tire/alignment shop and get them to check it out. Or it could be the pavement and road conditions - check on another stretch of pavement.

fryzia23 · 07-21-2013, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Luca brazi

Z seems to have slight pulsation/steering wheel vibration when on highway at 65+. My Nissan dealership looked at the car twice and resurface my brake rotors and reweighted my wheels and cannot find anything else wrong.

Anyone have any suggestions or know any good Nissan techs in the NJ/NY area that works on 370s that would be able to pinpoint the problem?

you need to check road force that simulates road condition on your tires. Good balancing machine should have it. Even tires at perfect balance with excessive road force/runout will cause shimmy at high speeds. Which nissan dealer did you go to? I'm from north jersey and just wondering

07-20-2013, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Luca brazi Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Middlesex, NJ Posts: 10 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 13	Pulsation/Vibration on Highway Z seems to have slight pulsation/steering wheel vibration when on highway at 65+. My Nissan dealership looked at the car twice and resurface my brake rotors and reweighted my wheels and cannot find anything else wrong. Anyone have any suggestions or know any good Nissan techs in the NJ/NY area that works on 370s that would be able to pinpoint the problem?

07-20-2013, 10:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Any other details about the symptoms? Is it happening while braking, cruising, accelerating, or all three? Have you changed tires recently? Have you done a proper alignment? __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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07-21-2013, 07:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Probably a balance problem but could be alignment, bad tire, worn suspension, &c. Take it to a reputable tire/alignment shop and get them to check it out. Or it could be the pavement and road conditions - check on another stretch of pavement. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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07-20-2013, 10:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Luca brazi Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Middlesex, NJ Posts: 10 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 13	80% of the time most when cruising at 65 70+

07-20-2013, 10:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Luca brazi Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Middlesex, NJ Posts: 10 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 13	Dealer checked my tires and said they were fine as well as alignment