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lre107 · 11-19-2009, 10:21 AM

Its not a Camaro, but I have a question. I am very frustrated, and need some ideas. I have a 2008 Malibu 2LT with a 4-cylinder. It has all of sudden developed a weird vibration that comes and goes, and it isn't there all the time. I have a 25 minute commute and it starts about 15 to minutes into the commute on the highway. It starts midly and then gets progressivly worse. I feel it int he front of the car, through the stering wheel, and as it get worse, when I step on the brake pedal. But after I have used my brakes a few times, or the car sets for a few hours it is gone, sometimes it comes back, and sometimes it dosen't. I have had it to the dealership here on two different occassions, and the second time it was there for 3 days, and it never accted up for them when they drove it. It feels to me liek it is coming from the left front, and after it acts up and I stop, it feels like the left front wheel area is much hotter then the right front. So I thought maybe a sticking caliper, but they said they checked it it everything is fine. But everthing is not fine, and I am begining to get very frustrated. I have never had a single issue with this car till now, and I am more frustrated with the dealership, I am not sure they are doing enough, anybody work in service have any ideas? Like I said it comes after about 15 to minutes of highway driving, and I feel it in the sterring wheel and the brake pedal when I step on the pedal, and it always goes away after I use the brakes a few times or he car sits for a while. And the left front feels hotter then the right front after it acts up, I havent noticed any excessive brake dust or burn marks on the rotors. HELP!

coolman · 11-19-2009, 10:24 AM

does the car pull to the side the wheel is hotter on?

mickss · 11-19-2009, 11:58 AM

It almost sounds like a CV (constant velocity) joint going bad. Does it make a clunking/chattering sound or a slight vibration when you turn a corner?

Edit; I forgot this, look at the inside of your car`s tire and see if it is coated with grease or if the CV boot is torn or pulled away. It`s uselly the left front that goes bad.

lre107 · 11-19-2009, 01:24 PM

It dosen't pull, and the CV joint is fine, I checked everything myself, and the dealer checked it out, it seems liek something brake related to me, cause It goes away after I use my brakes a few times. There is no noise other then the vibration itself. Its not a hub, cause it dosn't change when I turn the wheel. The rotor center hub area is warmer not the whole wheel.

strshp5 · 11-19-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lre107

Its not a Camaro, but I have a question. I am very frustrated, and need some ideas. I have a 2008 Malibu 2LT with a 4-cylinder. It has all of sudden developed a weird vibration that comes and goes, and it isn't there all the time. I have a 25 minute commute and it starts about 15 to minutes into the commute on the highway. It starts midly and then gets progressivly worse. I feel it int he front of the car, through the stering wheel, and as it get worse, when I step on the brake pedal. But after I have used my brakes a few times, or the car sets for a few hours it is gone, sometimes it comes back, and sometimes it dosen't. I have had it to the dealership here on two different occassions, and the second time it was there for 3 days, and it never accted up for them when they drove it. It feels to me liek it is coming from the left front, and after it acts up and I stop, it feels like the left front wheel area is much hotter then the right front. So I thought maybe a sticking caliper, but they said they checked it it everything is fine. But everthing is not fine, and I am begining to get very frustrated. I have never had a single issue with this car till now, and I am more frustrated with the dealership, I am not sure they are doing enough, anybody work in service have any ideas? Like I said it comes after about 15 to minutes of highway driving, and I feel it in the sterring wheel and the brake pedal when I step on the pedal, and it always goes away after I use the brakes a few times or he car sits for a while. And the left front feels hotter then the right front after it acts up, I havent noticed any excessive brake dust or burn marks on the rotors. HELP!

sounds like you have a warped rotor have you had the rotors machined and the brake slides cleaned and lubed they have a problem of freezing up on the bracket slide area and not releasing totally
john

11-19-2009, 10:21 AM	#1
lre107 Drives: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 30	Need help, weird vibration, very frustrated Its not a Camaro, but I have a question. I am very frustrated, and need some ideas. I have a 2008 Malibu 2LT with a 4-cylinder. It has all of sudden developed a weird vibration that comes and goes, and it isn't there all the time. I have a 25 minute commute and it starts about 15 to minutes into the commute on the highway. It starts midly and then gets progressivly worse. I feel it int he front of the car, through the stering wheel, and as it get worse, when I step on the brake pedal. But after I have used my brakes a few times, or the car sets for a few hours it is gone, sometimes it comes back, and sometimes it dosen't. I have had it to the dealership here on two different occassions, and the second time it was there for 3 days, and it never accted up for them when they drove it. It feels to me liek it is coming from the left front, and after it acts up and I stop, it feels like the left front wheel area is much hotter then the right front. So I thought maybe a sticking caliper, but they said they checked it it everything is fine. But everthing is not fine, and I am begining to get very frustrated. I have never had a single issue with this car till now, and I am more frustrated with the dealership, I am not sure they are doing enough, anybody work in service have any ideas? Like I said it comes after about 15 to minutes of highway driving, and I feel it in the sterring wheel and the brake pedal when I step on the pedal, and it always goes away after I use the brakes a few times or he car sits for a while. And the left front feels hotter then the right front after it acts up, I havent noticed any excessive brake dust or burn marks on the rotors. HELP!

11-19-2009, 11:58 AM	#3
mickss Drives: 2010 Camaro LS-M6 67 Chevelle Wgn Join Date: May 2009 Location: . Posts: 1,509 View My Garage	It almost sounds like a CV (constant velocity) joint going bad. Does it make a clunking/chattering sound or a slight vibration when you turn a corner? Edit; I forgot this, look at the inside of your car`s tire and see if it is coated with grease or if the CV boot is torn or pulled away. It`s uselly the left front that goes bad. Last edited by mickss; 11-19-2009 at 12:09 PM.

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11-19-2009, 10:24 AM	#2
coolman Guest Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PA Posts: 4,812	does the car pull to the side the wheel is hotter on?

11-19-2009, 01:24 PM	#4
lre107 Drives: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 30	It dosen't pull, and the CV joint is fine, I checked everything myself, and the dealer checked it out, it seems liek something brake related to me, cause It goes away after I use my brakes a few times. There is no noise other then the vibration itself. Its not a hub, cause it dosn't change when I turn the wheel. The rotor center hub area is warmer not the whole wheel.