Hopefully someone can help me:). I've just got back form Wiltshire, driving over rough country lanes etc.. not fast or anything, just normal speeds, but now the car (Octavia 1.8T, 53 plate) seems really wooly on steering, like the tyres just aren't connecting properly when i turn corners, roundabouts etc. Also there suddenly seems to be lots more vibration through the accelerator, whether I'm pushing it or just resting my foot on it. Does anyone have any ideas? I just recently had vRS calipers and new OEM 312mm discs and pads fitted but there doesn't seem to be shaking when I brake so I don't think it's that???

On the motorway there was a slight steering wobble and mirror shake at speed but nothing major, or at least that wasn't there before. I didn't hit anything but the car now feels/sounds completely different. It's just this vibration and rumble feeling and wooly turning. Maybe I do need the tracking/alignment done but it was OK until this weekend.

Please help :(

When does the vibration feel worst? low or high speeds?

Does the car pull to one side at all?

try this:

1) find a quiet, long straight road (suggest industrial estate or somewhere you wont have an accident!)

2) start off slowly holding the steering wheel lightly and nice and straight

3) try to let the steering wheel "find its own course" as you go and observe whether you get any wobble or vibration.

Obvious points:

DONT do this with other cars/hazards around

DONT hold me responsible for any accidents :P

DO use common sense while trying this.

It would be useful to know if the steering wobbles at higher or lower speeds, and if the car pulls more to one side than the other - obviously things like road camber will affect this so its worth testing on several roads and finding as flat a surface as possible.

Finaly - if you think your steering is affected; pop the car into a local garage/tyre fitter and have them check your steering - a visual inspection of steering components and wheel alignment/tracking (IF necessary!) are advisable.

Kind regards,

BTVRS

The vibration/rumble seems to be at any speeds and I haven't noticed the wheel pulling in any direction. I had new tyres about 2 months ago and I noticed some pull then, but someone said that was probably just the new tread following undulations of the road and i think it has eased as i've driven more miles on them.

The steering is the weirdest one, the car just suddenly seems like the tyres/wheels don't want to hold the road round corners/roundabouts. Could this be bushes or steering rack? I'm going to get it looked at this weekend anyway but it seems weird it's just happened without any obvious bangs or knocks. It doesn't feel dangerous (I know it sounds it) just slightly unresponsive all of a sudden. Something's deffo gone but I need to know what :confused:

got to be worth checking your tyre pressures, and then balance and tracking too.

hi i have slight vibration and rumble on my 03 vrs, had new tyres and discs/pads fitted recently. car is also lowerwed about 30mm. problem feels like i m driving with m+s tyre on left hand side, also pulls slightly to the left under heavy acceleration and feels pretty scitterish on uneven B class roads when being pushed or under heavy braking. tried to get alignment checked but local garage says he will need the tolerances for the kw variant 1,as they will be different. anybody know what they will be?