I have a 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser and the steering wheel shakes when you hit...

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SRKoense

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...highway speeds (60 mph +).? This does occur 100% of the time, but is NOT continuous. Recntly added two new front tires, with alignment, so its not that. Thoughts?
 
Probably your Differential I would take it to your local mechanic and get it checked out.

A differential is just a set of mechanical gears that equalizes the power between the left and right drive wheels.
 
One of those new front tires is out of balance. Take your car to the place where you had them put on, or a different tire shop and have them re-balanced. If that does not work, then you can take it to a mechanic. That unfortunatly is a common thing when you purchase new tires sometimes.
 
Do you trust the people that put your new tires on? Also the people that aligned your front end? If you do,then maybe the wheel bearings needs checking.They could have worked "loose" or have went bad.
 
Do you trust the people that put your new tires on? Also the people that aligned your front end? If you do,then maybe the wheel bearings needs checking.They could have worked "loose" or have went bad.
 
even though you have new tires you could still need the tires checked to make sure they are balanced correctly. sometimes the weights put on can be thrown and cause an out of balance issue. if the weight was put on in a hurry it could have been loose enough to come off. also you could have a bad shock thats letting the tire baskatball bounce when you hit freeway speeds and hit imperfections in the roadway.
 
1. Wheel not center on hub (centering rings may help)
2.. Warped rotor
3. Loose front end parts
4. Worn ball joints
5. Worn pitman & Idler arms
6. Worn die rod ends
7. Worn wheel bearings
8. Worn CV joints

Warped rotors can be caused by over torquing the lug nuts or by overheating the brakes. Have your front disc pads inspected and the rotors looked at. If the rotors are indeed warped, replaced the pads and have the rotors turned and trued. It can also be a loose wheel bearing, loose lug nuts, or a problem with the tires. Everything needs to be looked at. When the wheels are replaced make sure they use a torque wrench and torque them to factory specifications.
 
Do you trust the people that put your new tires on? Also the people that aligned your front end? If you do,then maybe the wheel bearings needs checking.They could have worked "loose" or have went bad.
 
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