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Old 09-10-2011 | 09:30 PM
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Unhappy 2011 Accord V6 EXL coupe steering shimmy

My new 2011 V6 EXL AT Coupe has shimmied at 60-70
Mph since 1500 miles. Tires have all 4 been replaced twice and still steering wheel shimmies left and right. Now the Regional Honda Service guy is having them replace rotors and hubs. I'm sick of fooling with it, after 12 return visits to the dealership. Has anyone had this problem, and actually got it resolved?
 
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Old 09-10-2011 | 09:47 PM
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Some possible causes of shimmy:
1) looseness in steering
2) caster is out-of-spec.
3) Bent wheel rim
4) out-of-round tire

good luck
 
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Old 09-11-2011 | 10:42 AM
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Default What my dealer has done

We have replaced all 4 tires twice, road forced balanced nine times, done an alignment, and checked the wheels for straightness. Interesting thing is that when the tires were replaced, the steering wheel shimmy stops for a couPle hundred miles. Now the regional service advisor type guy, who is calling the shots, wants to replace rotors and hubs this week. The dealer is helpful and willing. However, so they will get paid, they are letting the regional guy call the shots. RePlacing the tires a second time and replacing rotors seems to be a waste of time. I googled 2011 Accord coupe vibration and found a number of frustrated guys that have this exact problem. Almost all are V6 EXL coupes withe larger tires. No One has said that they ever solved the problem, though. Thanks for responding!!
 
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Old 09-11-2011 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Clay Bartrug
We have replaced all 4 tires twice, road forced balanced nine times, done an alignment, and checked the wheels for straightness. Interesting thing is that when the tires were replaced, the steering wheel shimmy stops for a couPle hundred miles. Now the regional service advisor type guy, who is calling the shots, wants to replace rotors and hubs this week. The dealer is helpful and willing. However, so they will get paid, they are letting the regional guy call the shots. RePlacing the tires a second time and replacing rotors seems to be a waste of time. I googled 2011 Accord coupe vibration and found a number of frustrated guys that have this exact problem. Almost all are V6 EXL coupes withe larger tires. No One has said that they ever solved the problem, though. Thanks for responding!!
Looks like you easily met the Lemon law in your particular state.

Make your state force Honda to repurchase or replace your vehicle.
 
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