I drive a 2014 Honda CR-V. My steering wheel vibrates whenever my car speed is between 30-40 mph. Once past 40 mph, the vibration stops completely. While most explanation mentions about bad CV joint, motor mount, loose lug nuts, unbalanced tires, stuck brake caliper, etc but it doesn’t address the i…

Worn struts can display that characteristic. if the struts are worn to a point where they can no longer hold the tires to the ground, and you’re traveling at certain speeds that allows a certain frequency to develop, it can cause what’s called tire bounce. [Tire Bounce] Tester

A bent wheel or hub can create that vibration too. An un balanced wheel vibrates at 60 to 80. That is a single impulse per rotation. A bent wheel is double the impulse so vibrates at 30 to 40. The vibration is at the natural bounce frequency of the wheel and tire assembly or about 12 to 16 hertz. T…

A slipped belt in the tire tread can also cause this, I had one that was only noticed around 35 MPH, but those are rare. Tester and MustangMan are the experts. All in all, the car needs to be on a lift and inspected by a mechanic.

Read about resonant frequency and see the x=1.0 point on the graph here: [image] Resonance Resonance describes the phenomenon of increased amplitude that occurs when the frequency of an applied periodic force (or a Fourier component of it) is equal or close to a natural frequency of the …

I thought resonance was when i played my piano very loudly

Another idea, esp if problem occurs when accelerating through that speed band, and you have an automatic transmission, could be torque converter shudder. Googling that term will explain.

I just sent my car for balancing and rotate yesterday. After that, the steering no longer vibrates now. The balancing surely helped. But my feet could still feel the shudder at the 30-40 mph.

While I appreciate all the thoughts on resonance, for tires this resonance normally appears in the 50 to 70 mph range, not 30 to 40 - and if it was tires, it would also appear in the 60 to 80 mph range and it doesn’t (according to the OP) So I think there is something else going on. Bad CV? Tor…

Car vibrate only between 30-40 mph, not before or after

Maintenance/Repairs

hancestephen4_196423 March 11, 2026, 3:05pm 16

It sounds like the abs speed sensor is going bad. Does your abs light come on randomly and shut off and does it shake when you start braking. Is your suspension or struts bad?

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Car vibrate only between 30-40 mph, not before or after

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