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Question: Driver side mirror has vibrations, also in the body.

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HSJ, Decatur, GA, August 28, 2010, 20:30
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there is vibration in the front part of the car that affects the driver side mirror and makes it vibrates. I was told that the wheels are slightly bent, got this fixed by replacing the wheel but no change to the car and vibrations. It is only slight vibration but irritating, Happens at mid to higher speeds 50MPH and above, cant notice at low speed. frequency increases with speed so I am inclied to say that it has something to do with rotating componenets. i also have warped rotors and front brake is almost at replacement. Also, when i first took it to a dealer, he tried to suggest that I had a bent strut, however the alignment guy i took it to later, didnt think so, Please advise...

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    JParsons August 30, 2010, 11:27
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    Since your vibration is only happening at high speeds there are many possible causes. It could be anything from a bad tire, wheels/tires out of balance, bad wheel bearing, bad axle or diff(if it is a 4-mattic), ect. A bent/bad strut would cause a noise and/or poor ride quality- which could be described as a vibration. But, since you did say that you have a warped rotor, that could be the cause as well. It is possible that the caliper is not releasing the pad enough on that rotor(causing it to overheat and warp) and the vibration you are feeling is the warped rotor as the pad drags.

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