Hey all,
I am back with an issue on my 2003 Sonata. Recently, after having my tires rotated, I noticed that I am loosing stability going 30+ miles per hour. The effect was gradual at first but 2ish months later has become very noticeable.
When i hit a pot hole or uneven surface the back end shimmys and sort of fishtails. You can feel the vibrations throughout the cabin. If it doesn't fish tail it feels like I am hitting several small bumps all at one time. I researched and found that it might be a sway bar. I climbed under the vehicle and starting trying to shake pieces to notice any movement. The sway bars didn't seem to move and seem in decent shape (at least I THINK they are called sway bars :).)
That lead me to whatever this is below that is the up and down bar with 2 bolts (Could be called the sway bar and I might have my parts mixed up.)
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It wiggles ever so slightly from left to right. I tried tightening it and it doesn't seem to make a difference as the bolt doesn't ever REALLY get tight.
Could this be causing my stability issues?
I am back with an issue on my 2003 Sonata. Recently, after having my tires rotated, I noticed that I am loosing stability going 30+ miles per hour. The effect was gradual at first but 2ish months later has become very noticeable.
When i hit a pot hole or uneven surface the back end shimmys and sort of fishtails. You can feel the vibrations throughout the cabin. If it doesn't fish tail it feels like I am hitting several small bumps all at one time. I researched and found that it might be a sway bar. I climbed under the vehicle and starting trying to shake pieces to notice any movement. The sway bars didn't seem to move and seem in decent shape (at least I THINK they are called sway bars :).)
That lead me to whatever this is below that is the up and down bar with 2 bolts (Could be called the sway bar and I might have my parts mixed up.)
It wiggles ever so slightly from left to right. I tried tightening it and it doesn't seem to make a difference as the bolt doesn't ever REALLY get tight.
Could this be causing my stability issues?