Mailman58 Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) Hey gang. We just bought a 2018 Ford Edge Sport with 21 inch wheels. The test drive of the vehicle drove smooth. When we bought which is over an hour away, the car drove home smoothly. Recently with just 150 miles on the car, it began to have a wobble/shake. At 30MPH and 50MPH is the worse but it does it all of the time. Took it to the dealer all of the wheels were out of balance from the factory. So, I thought that might have been the issue. Test drove it and it still wobble/shaked. I left the car there and they said they replaced the right front tire. I thought it might have been fixed but it wasn't. Is anybody else having this issue? I am seeming to have bad luck right now with vehicles. 2017 Ford Fusion Sport has been in the shop a ton for rattles and other things. If anybody has had this issue please let me know. Edited December 25, 2018 by Mailman58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanGlenn Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 You should have them give you the runout readings from the balancing if they can, just to make sure they did truly get into spec. I know this option is annoying but..... may be worth bringing your car to another dealership/indy shop and have them balanced there. If you have a good shop you trust, let them know the dealership is having issues balancing and see if they don't mind trying and getting their thoughts. Something else to check, see how many weights they used to get the tires/wheels balanced. If there is one or several with what seems like an over-abundance of wheel weights, I wonder if you have an out of round rim that needs replacing. One other thing (but less likely), would be brake rotor warped or caliper stuck. Does it get any worse/no different when braking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman58 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 No different when braking.. I watched my friend at the Ford deal check the balance before he took the weights off and watched him balance them so I know that was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman58 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 I went to school for Ford. I know he did it right.. I just dont turn wrenches anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 Did they use a road force balancing machine? One with a steel roller that presses on the wheel during measurement to make sure the wheel is round within specs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman58 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 Yes and they said the one Tire was bouncing off of the drum that is why they changed the tire. I am calling them today and going to try to get the car in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman58 Posted January 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 New update they said I had a bent wheel so they replaced it and still has a shake at 50mph. I might switch dealerships because they only have one good one at the one i prefer to go to. They told me maybe its needs some miles on it. haha whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Tire or wheel or lug nut torque ... any of these can cause these issues. If it moves with tire rotation at least it is isolated to that tire/wheel combo. Lug nut overtorquing is still a common issue. Or they undertorqued if they used 2007-14 specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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