I got a vibration problem on my steering wheel since day one and the dealer still cannot resolve the issues after 6 months. Was told by a few friends of mine who got similar experience with cars with carbon disk. Wondering if any other owners with carbon disk experience the vibration problem as well as it seems to me the problem is not an isolated incidence.
Steering wheel vibration in cars with carbon disk
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Had 2 cars with carbon discs (not McLaren) with no problems - I would suggest it isn't normal.
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Uuhh, this is bad news. I really hoped that the 12C does not suffer from problems in this area.
I had this problem on one of my Aston Martins with carbon brakes.
Are you sure that the tires are ok ? Did you change all the wheels for once ?
The Pirelli's are very badly prone to vibrations. I wish they would switch to Michelin Super Sports.
Good luck and please let us know the outcome.
I had this problem on one of my Aston Martins with carbon brakes.
Are you sure that the tires are ok ? Did you change all the wheels for once ?
The Pirelli's are very badly prone to vibrations. I wish they would switch to Michelin Super Sports.
Good luck and please let us know the outcome.
I got three other cars now with carbon disk and no problem at all. Owned many others with carbon disk no problem either. So it seems this problem is specific to the mp4. The dealer has checked everything possible with the tire and wheel, incl geometry, alignment etc. I hope the factory can get involved soon to provide a solution. Or we should get a refund for the carbon disk and they switch our cars to iron disk.
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No, it is not specific to the 12C at all.
As a said, I had it on my Aston, and douzens DBS owners hat this problem too, we used to call it "wheel whobble".
It took Aston around 9-12 months to get the problem solved. First they blamed the Pirelli tires, then the weels, and in the end, they replaced the front brake disks and the problem went away.
As a said, I had it on my Aston, and douzens DBS owners hat this problem too, we used to call it "wheel whobble".
It took Aston around 9-12 months to get the problem solved. First they blamed the Pirelli tires, then the weels, and in the end, they replaced the front brake disks and the problem went away.
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I will see what i can find out!!
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I have had two 12C with the CCB option without any vibrations.
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Probably not My first vin was 449
Yimn,
By writing this in the forum, you already passed the message to the factory. Believe it or not, there is a team in Woking whose job is to scann comments and feedback on the web, and dispatch them to the most adequate team for solutions to be found.
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I would only suspect a bad disc if the vibration occurs during brake application. I would think a disc is that is that out of round/balance to cause a wheel vibration would be greatly enhanced under braking load. I suspect the wheels and tyres are not balanced correctly. It should be a very basic thing to accomplish but the slightest error will cause the wheel to be out of balance and cause an associated vibration. Check and recheck the basics if everything else is within specs.
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I hate to seem pesamistic, but i wouldnt trust the dealer as far as i can spit. Sorry i have just been around to many service advisors and managers who should not be allowed to tie their own shoes let alone tell you about cars. ( have you spoken to the mechanic working on the car? and told him the exact symptoms ?)
Have them take the wheels off another car and put them on yours. If the problem persists then there is a fault with your car ( which i doubt) if it goes away have them balance the wheels and tyres correctly
If they still cant fix it, ship it to me in California and I WILL fix it....
Have they checked that the wheel(s) itself has not been distorted? I've had this problem with other alloy wheels before on Audi RS4 (V6TT) and their solution was a promise to swap out the wheels indefinitely or provide strengthened alternatives, as per customer choice at no charge.
Another vibration issue I had on a 996T with P Zero N3 tyres transpired to be that the tyres would flat spot when the car was static... It was awful at 140mph+ on the autobahn and for a year Porsche couldn't trace the problem but on a track day at Spa a tyre expert told me that the N3's were known to do this, so rebalancing was a waste of time and a tyre swap was needed!
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