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2001 hyundai santafe very wobbly wheel

Front passenger side wheel is very wobbly when I drive - it's not the tire-
anyone know what the problem is?

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    wheel bearing and rotor on tight?

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    When you say it's not the tire does this mean it's not the lug nuts loose? Does the wheel make a noise?

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If you've hit a pot hole hard then the wheel could simply be buckled. Remove the wheel and place it flat on the ground if it wobbles on the ground problem solved: buckled wheel!

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