# 2016 Cadillac ATS - Pothole damage

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-cadillac-ats-pothole-damage/164526>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cadillac\
**Created:** [May 18, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-cadillac-ats-pothole-damage/164526 "2020-05-18T21:18:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-cadillac-ats-pothole-damage/164526/21 "2020-05-19T23:43:02Z")

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If all 4 wheels are straight, I would suggest that one of the hub flanges is bent. The vibration you describe is 2x frequency. An imbalanced wheel would shake at 75 - 89mph only, or a 1x frequency. Something bent that rotates gives twice that frequency so 1x is 35 or so and 2x is 75 or so.

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