Hi! I just took my 2001 Honda Accord in for an oil change and tire rotation yesterday. When I left the shop, I noticed a wobbly noise coming from the front when I was driving on the highway (40 MPH+). There is no vibration in the steering wheel, but the sound is pretty noticeable. It wasn’t there wh…

Yes, it could be from uneven tire wear, or it could indicate a defective tire, but your immediate concern should be that this could indicate loose lug nuts. If the technician was distracted during the process, it is possible that he might have failed to fully tighten the nuts on at least one wheel…

If the lug nuts are loose (which is very likely), then the lug nuts and studs might now have damaged threads, so they should be inspected and replaced if necessary.

It would be advisable to take the above advice. And the sooner the better.

@kjp320 If you wait too long, the lug nut holes in the rim will be hogged out.

Provided the lug nuts are ok as mentioned above, you always have the option to put the tires back on the way they were and see if the noise goes away. If it does, at least you know it has something to do with the the tires and unlikely to be a problem w/the car. That’s something at least. And eas…

Thanks for the advice - I checked the lugs and they are fine. I might try to put the tires back to where they were, as GeorgeSanJose suggested and see if that makes a difference. Since the noise didn’t start until after the rotation, which was an X rotation, signs seem to point to a tire issue.

X tire rotation? I assume this involves just the 4 tires being used, not the spare, and you switch the right front w/the left rear, etc. That’s an unusual rotation pattern for modern radial tires, esp for front wheel drive cars. If the noise goes away w/the tires returned to their original posit…

I only do the front to back too. I know people say to do front to back and rr to lf and lr to rf but I don’t like reversing the rotation. If they wear a little faster, that’s ok with me.

I agree with @Bing and if there is a problem, it could very well be reversing the rotation. Depending on your driving habits and alignment, I would always recommend front to back. Only under ideal conditions does cross rotating seem to make sense to me. Even though it proved unnecessary, the lug nut…

Wobbly noise after tire rotation

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missileman May 30, 2013, 4:21pm 3

+1 for @VDCdriver…especially if this was a chain shop.

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