# Steering wheel shimmies

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shimmies/43886>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima, steering, wheels\
**Created:** [February 5, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shimmies/43886 "2010-02-05T15:44:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aj1954](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@aj1954](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aj1954)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shimmies/43886/1 "2010-02-05T15:44:16Z")

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I have a 2001 nissan altima,have fairly new tires,balanced& aligned but the steering wheel shimmies at speeds 20 and below usually when just coasting.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shimmies/43886/2 "2010-02-05T16:05:28Z")

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Have the tires inspected carefully. There may be a tread separation or some other problem with one of the tires.

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**Author:** ![JTRogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JTRogue](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JTRogue)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shimmies/43886/3 "2010-02-05T17:53:01Z")

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It could be defective tire. It also could be a warped brake rotor, or wheel bearing

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel-shimmies/43886/4 "2010-02-05T17:54:41Z")

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Could also be a bent wheel.