TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Q-3spec table

Troubleshooting Guide

Problem	Possible cause	Action	Page
Excessive or irregular tire wear	Refer to pages Q-5 for details.
Premature tire wear	Incorrect tire pressure	Adjust	Q-5
Tire squeal	Incorrect tire pressure	Adjust	Q-5
Tire squeal	Tire deterioration	Replace	—
Road noise or body vibration	Insufficient tire pressure	Adjust	Q-5
Road noise or body vibration	Unbalanced wheel	Adjust	Q-6
Road noise or body vibration	Deformed wheel or tire	Repair or replace	—
Road noise or body vibration	Irregular tire wear	—	Q-5
"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)	Excessive tire and wheel runout	Replace	—
"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)	Loose lug nuts	Tighten	Q-5
"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)	Unbalanced wheel	Adjust	Q-6
"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)	Cracked or worn engine mount rubber	Replace	section B
"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)	Cracked or worn transaxle mount rubber	Replace	section J, K
"Shimmy" occurs (steering wheel vibrates circumferentially)	Excessive tire and wheel runout	Replace	—
"Shimmy" occurs (steering wheel vibrates circumferentially)	Loose lug nuts	Tighten	Q-5
"Shimmy" occurs (steering wheel vibrates circumferentially)	Unbalanced wheel	Adjust	Q-6
"Shimmy" occurs (steering wheel vibrates circumferentially)	Irregular tire wear	—	Q-5
"Shimmy" occurs (steering wheel vibrates circumferentially)	Insufficient tire pressure	Adjust	Q-5
"Shimmy" occurs (steering wheel vibrates circumferentially)	Damaged or worn front wheel bearing	Replace	section M
"Shimmy" occurs (steering wheel vibrates circumferentially)	Malfunction of steering system	—	section N
"Shimmy" occurs (steering wheel vibrates circumferentially)	Malfunction of suspension	—	section R
Steering wheel pulls to one side	Incorrect tire pressure	Adjust	Q-5
Steering wheel pulls to one side	Excessive or irregular tire wear	—	Q-6
Steering wheel pulls to one side	Malfunction of steering system	—	section N
Steering wheel pulls to one side	Malfunction of braking system	—	section P
Steering wheel pulls to one side	Malfunction of suspension	—	section R
General driving instability	Unequal tire pressures	Adjust	Q-5
General driving instability	Deformed wheel or tire	Repair or replace	—
General driving instability	Loose lug nuts	Tighten	Q-5
General driving instability	Malfunction of steering system	—	section N
General driving instability	Malfunction of suspension	—	section R
Uneven (one-sided) braking	Unequal tire pressures	Adjust	Q-5
Uneven (one-sided) braking	Malfunction of braking system	—	section P
Heavy handling	Insufficient tire pressure	Adjust	Q-5
Heavy handling	Malfunction of steering system	—	section N
Heavy handling	Malfunction of suspension	—	section R
Steering wheel doesn't return properly	Insufficient tire pressure	Adjust	Q-5
Steering wheel doesn't return properly	Malfunction of steering system	—	section N
Steering wheel doesn't return properly	Malfunction of suspension	—	section R

Excessive or irregular tire wear

Possible causeRefer to pages Q-5 for details.

Action

Page

Premature tire wear

Possible causeIncorrect tire pressure

ActionAdjust

PageQ-5

Tire squeal

Possible causeIncorrect tire pressure

ActionAdjust

PageQ-5

Tire squeal

Possible causeTire deterioration

ActionReplace

Page—

Road noise or body vibration

Possible causeInsufficient tire pressure

ActionAdjust

PageQ-5

Road noise or body vibration

Possible causeUnbalanced wheel

ActionAdjust

PageQ-6

Road noise or body vibration

Possible causeDeformed wheel or tire

ActionRepair or replace

Page—

Road noise or body vibration

Possible causeIrregular tire wear

Action—

PageQ-5

"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)

Possible causeExcessive tire and wheel runout

ActionReplace

Page—

"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)

Possible causeLoose lug nuts

ActionTighten

PageQ-5

"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)

Possible causeUnbalanced wheel

ActionAdjust

PageQ-6

"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)

Possible causeCracked or worn engine mount rubber

ActionReplace

Pagesection B

"Shake" occurs (steering wheel vibrates up / down)

Possible causeCracked or worn transaxle mount rubber

ActionReplace

Pagesection J, K