97 - steering wheel shakes

[wetodit]

Hi all! I searched for this but found no answers so I decided to post a question of my own. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I think the tires are out of balance, but for about a week now, the steering wheel shakes like crazy when driving. Everything is working fine, temperature is good, no funny noises, etc...
Thanks for any hints!
wetodit

[irish30]

If your wheel shakes at highway speeds you should balance the tires and check for a bent rim.

[taurusguy]

Is there a lot of mileage on those tires, is so maybe there is a broken belt in the tire, causing the tire to be deformed, this would cause the steering wheel to shake, depending on how bad the tire is worn.

[nhdego]

check the front rotors. the car hasbeen known to have problem with them. My car did it twice and after brake job was fine then started again after 2000 miles. Rotors were turned and it stopped. the rotors are too thin and when hot and going through puddle or carwash will warp. This is because of junk thin rotors to make them lighter.