Hello everyone, this is my first post and I am desperate!
I drive a 02 sts w/109k miles. I live in MI and I am in college. I got an internship in Houston, so I drove down to Houston. When I arrived here I was told I needed new front struts by the local mechanic. I don't have much $, so I bought used original struts on ebay. They said that they would work, but now that I have them installed, the car says service suspension SYS and max speed of 90. (I think this is bec. I need to have electronic f9 struts, and the person I talked with from ebay said I didn't need the f9, and I stupidly believed him bec I gave him my VIN #). The car drives great after the new struts, but when I go over 65 or so the car slightly shakes. The mechanic says that it is either an alignment problem(they couldn't align bec of the rust i guess) or the tires need to be balanced. So, I take it to discount tire and they say the alignment is irrelevant, but I should try to balance the tires. I balance the tires and nothing changed. The tires are about 6 months old and this shaking problem I did not have until the new struts were installed. Does anyone have any clues/advice/ anything. I need to get home to Michigan in a few weeks and I do not feel comfortable driving on the freeway with the all vibration.
I drive a 02 sts w/109k miles. I live in MI and I am in college. I got an internship in Houston, so I drove down to Houston. When I arrived here I was told I needed new front struts by the local mechanic. I don't have much $, so I bought used original struts on ebay. They said that they would work, but now that I have them installed, the car says service suspension SYS and max speed of 90. (I think this is bec. I need to have electronic f9 struts, and the person I talked with from ebay said I didn't need the f9, and I stupidly believed him bec I gave him my VIN #). The car drives great after the new struts, but when I go over 65 or so the car slightly shakes. The mechanic says that it is either an alignment problem(they couldn't align bec of the rust i guess) or the tires need to be balanced. So, I take it to discount tire and they say the alignment is irrelevant, but I should try to balance the tires. I balance the tires and nothing changed. The tires are about 6 months old and this shaking problem I did not have until the new struts were installed. Does anyone have any clues/advice/ anything. I need to get home to Michigan in a few weeks and I do not feel comfortable driving on the freeway with the all vibration.