Hello everyone, I want to run something by you and see if anyone has dealt with this before.
In the last few months I have been getting a steering wheel shake the faster the car travels. It is sometimes pretty noticeable and at times barely happens. This seems to start at around 70KM/h and gets worse as you speed up. I also have my phone mounted on the dash and it starts shaking pretty bad.
At first I thought maybe the wheels were not balanced correctly when I had them put on, but this started happening while I had my winter wheels on as well. You also cannot drive out of the shake like an unbalanced wheel could do. It happens at all time.
I took the car back to my mechanic and had them check the wheels, they are balanced perfectly. Tires are good, about half life left on them and no issues otherwise. My mechanic even took the car on the highway and tried different speeds and it did it every time and he confirmed that this is not normal. The reason I did not have him look too far into it, is because I still have third party warranty on the car and I would rather just have Kia check it and fix it under warranty, whatever it could be.
Just from a visual check on the hoist, nothing seems to be wrong with the suspension, wheels, tires, etc. They did suggest that maybe the drivetrain could be causing it but again, did not dive deep into it.
Have any of you had something like this happen before? This car seems to just cause me issues back to back, every few months something goes wrong. I literally just had my oil housing cover replaced as it was cracked and leaking, and I just found out the rear main seal is leaking as well. Absolute lemon of a car.