Vibration at 90-120km/h

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Hi Guys, I need some advice.
I bought a 2nd hand 2007 Ford Focus. It only has 35000km's on the clock. In very good condition. But a few days later, when I had to travel a distance on the highway, I noticed some vibrations, mostly in the pedals and steering wheel. The vibration isnt dangerous, but more of an irritant.
I went to Hi-Q and they had a look at the wheels and said that 2 were about worn through (worn marker) and the other 2 back tires looked like they had flat spots, so fine, I bought 4 new tires, had them balanced and aligned.
I take a drive and the vibration is still there. So I decided it had to perhaps be the shocks or suspension. Booked the car in with the Ford Dealership today and they told me they cant find anything wrong with the car, and that I should go back to Hi-Q and get the wheels balanced again, and the shocks tested by them (ford dont do this themselves :confused:)

So now Im off to Hi-Q to get the wheels and shocks tested again.

Is there anything else I should be looking into that could cause something like this?

Any help would be great.
 
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I don't think there is much you can do about it. My car does that too....but if I drive slightly faster, like 130 then it goes away....so I'm inclined to blame a kinda resonance effect.
 
There are many problems that can cause it, the most popular is after market mags, do you by any chance have after market mags on your car?
 
On many front wheel drive vehicles - especially fords - the drive shafts can be hollow tubes. If these get smacked (by a rock or other) they get damaged and unbalanced. Also worn cv joints can give a similar vibration effect: but at your mileage this is unlikely. A good indicator is hard acceleration on a long bend with some steering applied - the vibration will be worse.
 
Garden Router said:
On many front wheel drive vehicles - especially fords - the drive shafts can be hollow tubes. If these get smacked (by a rock or other) they get damaged and unbalanced. Also worn cv joints can give a similar vibration effect: but at your mileage this is unlikely. A good indicator is hard acceleration on a long bend with some steering applied - the vibration will be worse.
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Ill try that once it stops raining here in CT :rolleyes:
 
HavocXphere said:
I don't think there is much you can do about it. My car does that too....but if I drive slightly faster, like 130 then it goes away....so I'm inclined to blame a kinda resonance effect.
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I refuse to accept that a R160 000 car vibrates while travelling at 100km/h.
My previous R90 000 car had no problems.
 
kevinswan007 said:
I refuse to accept that a R160 000 car vibrates while travelling at 100km/h.
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Haha! First On Rubbish Dump! You've never had the pleasure of owning a Ford!

BTW - I own a ford. Bantam bakkie.
 
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I'll go with wheel balancing. Some places simply cannot get wheels balanced. Also, if you have a slightly buckled rim, it cannot be properly balanced; a good tyre place will pick that up, and you should have those ones on the back.
 
Claymore said:
I'll go with wheel balancing. Some places simply cannot get wheels balanced. Also, if you have a slightly buckled rim, it cannot be properly balanced; a good tyre place will pick that up, and you should have those ones on the back.
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thanks. ill give you guys an update tomorrow.
 
It sounds like a wheel (rim or tire ) problem to me. but get your shocks checked out too.
 
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