Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
> In article >,
> Nobody > wrote:
>
>
>>I got a new Civic 3 weeks ago and have had various vibration and steering
>>wheel shake issues. All of the problems have been corrected (mostly by
>>swapping wheels with another car) except one.
>>
>>The dealer gave me a set of four new wheels from another car which seemed
>>great until I rotated them and found a shake (one wheel looked like it had
>>an uneven mounting surface). I had them put the good pair of the new
>>wheels on the rear and my original rear wheels on the front.
>>
>>All is great except for one thing: When the car sits for 24-48 hours,
>>wicked flat spots return on the front wheels (original rear wheels). I
>>know it's these wheels because it first happened when the dealer put these
>>back on. If you drive it for 40-50 miles, it will go away (actually, when
>>I overinflated them and it smoothed out in 4-5 miles). Let it sit for
>>another 24-48 and it will return. I swear I even feel a litte something
>>when it only sits overnight that does go away after a few miles of highway
>>driving.
>>
>>These wheels have nearly 1200 miles on them...will this go away or should I
>>push for new tires?
>>
>>Note that it is 15-20 degrees here in NY pretty much night and day.
>
> I've had that happen with Bridgestone and Yokohama tires. It's very
> annoying and distracting on Silicon Valley highways where 75-80 MPH is
> typical.

Doesn't it go away once the tires are warmed up?