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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 02:30 AM
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Default HELP! Xb is acting very odd when at high speeds.

Hello, I was out tonight on the highway and when my xb gets over 40+mph it starts to shake...the higher i get the more shaky it gets. It kinda feels like a machinegun real fast shaking. I live in Ohio and we just got killed with snow..i tried to get out the other day from a drift and backed up through it. My alignment is off and it goes to the left now, not horribly but its def not straight anymore. Is it just a alignment issue or is it more?
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 02:32 AM
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Sounds like an alignment issue or maybe you've got some snow/ice stuck in one of you wheels.
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 02:34 AM
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i second the snow/ice in the wheels, used to happen to my truck aaaallll the time, sideways into some snow and wammo! all packed in and upsets the balance of the wheel. Go check your rims and clean them out and see if it goes away.
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 03:17 AM
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its the snow and ice
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 03:24 AM
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omg...wow i so never thought of that...thank you! gonna check out tomorrow..thanks agin! I love scionlife. :D
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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just dont forget to post if the problem is resolved!
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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sounds like the wheels are out of balance.
clean them off, and if that doesnt do it, maybe a weight fell off
Old Feb 17, 2007 | 05:23 AM
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yep..it was that..it is back to normal! Thank you i cant believe i didn't think of that.
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Glad to hear it. :D
Old Feb 18, 2007 | 02:03 AM
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thats why where here for and i had it happen to me last year also...
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