Steering wheel shakes when accelerating on high speed
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Asked by xAnimanx Feb 13, 2014 at 04:06 AM about the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hey guys. I've been having a problem for the past 7 months, the steering wheel seems to
shake only when accelerating on high speed, it doesn't shake when accelerating on a low
speed or below (60 mp/h - 100 km/h). And i noticed also when accelerating, when the
RPM is higher the shake is weaker but when accelrating and RPM is low or on a high
gear the shake is more powerful. I have a 2010 chevy Malibu LTZ 3.6L V6...

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Shazam05 answered 10 years ago

The steering on my 05 shakes when idle or at Interstate speeds. GM recalled it, claimed to have fixed it, but it still goes on.

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xAnimanx answered 10 years ago

Well it's fixed. All i did is good old-fashioned wheel balancing at any tire shop

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