I have a 2004 Camry with the 3.3l V6 engine. I've noticed there's a little bit of play in the steering wheel. Yesterday, I noticed a little vibration when accelerating that seemed to come from the front passenger wheel.
- I'm curious what some of the main parts I should look at replacing?
Hi,
Are you getting any vibration at any other time.
cornering , maintaining speed, Slowing down ?
Probably should double check and carefully evaluate this first.
There could be multiple things going on here.
@jjjjace
Sometimes when I brake, now that you mention it, I get a shake as well.
1.Start with having the tires checked. If the tires are out of round, a band band, badly worn . These can cause a problem.
PS. a bad tire with broken internal bands is not something you can see from the outside however sometimes there are visual clues.
2. Inspection of the ball joints , links, Bushings on control arms and steering components by lifting each side.
You can evaluate what is loose, cracked and worn if anything . This requires a little time and knowing what to look at but if you are crafty you can do it.
3. If all that checks out on both sides then I would move onto the front brakes.. Bad brakes can give all those symptoms also.
Warped or worn rotors among other things..
You have some investigative work to do...
@jjjjace
A new development while on my way to work. There was a clicking noise, sounding like a tin can hiring the asphalt, when driving under about 25 mph. I only heard it while moving and seemed to change speeds with the car's speed. So, probably a cv axle problem.
Here's an update. I was driving to work this morning and heard a clicking noise, as if a tin can was under the car, when I was at lower speeds. It only occurred when the car was moving and would disappear when stopped or above around 25 mph.