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2004 Chevy Tracker shakes above 55
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taraelisabeth
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Sep 13, 2011, 3:53 PM
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2004 Chevy Tracker shakes above 55
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Hi! I have a 2004 Chevy Tracker. Umm, not sure of engine size? I know its a V6. Has about 120k miles on it.
In May or June I got a flat tire. It started going flat gradually so we just added air but then one morning it was just completely flat. We added some fix-a-flat and took the tire to have it patched but they couldn't find the hole. It drove fine for a week or so but it continued to lose air slowly so we bought another product similar to the fix-a-flat. This product was supposed to be more permanent. It required that we take out the valve stem to completely deflate it, then pump this stuff in, replace the valve, and re-air.
The next day when I drove to work I noticed that when I got up to about 60-65 my car would shake. The shaking seemed to move across the car. I would feel it first on the drivers side and it would vibrate across to the passenger side. So I had the tire replaced thinking that it was just beyond repair.
This did not fix the problem. A couple of days later I had the tires rotated and balanced. Still didn't fix the problem. I have not gotten an alignment but I've done the test of letting go of the steering wheel to see if it pulls to one side and it stays pretty much straight.
A couple of weeks ago I had another flat tire. This one completely blew out so I thought maybe it had been the problem. But no, it wasn't. It was actually my replacement tire so I guess it couldn't have been the problem since it wasn't there originally. That part is probably completely irrelevant but just in case I added it.
Anyway, the past couple of days the shaking has gotten worse. It starts shaking around 55, sometimes lower and just gets significantly worse as I go up. Any ideas??
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Discretesignals
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Sep 13, 2011, 7:08 PM
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Re: 2004 Chevy Tracker shakes above 55
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It kind of strange that this all started right after you put that stuff in the tire. What was the name of the permanent garbage you put in the tire. Maybe that stuff hardened to the rim and the tire changers didn't bother trying to scrape it off. If they could even scrape it off.
By the way tire techs hate when customers put fix a flat in tires. The stuff also screws up TPMS sensors FYI.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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