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Actually, very, very intermittent. A few weeks ago we were driving (quite gently) when the steering began to vibrate quite badly. It was a sudden onset - no deterioration or similar. Just a sudden significant vibration, bad enough that it felt almost like th front of the car was shaking. Slowing to around 50km/h meant the vibration appeared to go away. Above that it came on, and while the severity doesn't vary significantly with speed, it is bad enough that I wouldn't try to 'drive through it'. We stopped, I got out and checked wheel nuts (a similar previous experience, years ago, could be traced to a loose wheel) lifted and spun tyres, shook the wheels... No obvious issue. Back on the road, problem persisted and then... It was gone. Completely. Back to normal smooth as silk driving. I assumed I'd picked up a stone or something and while I did think about it, didn't worry unduly. ... Several thousand kms later... ... Yesterday, it happened again. It is quite a violent vibration. The steering wheel visibly moves, and you can feel it through the seats. Reduce speed, drive gently... And it was gone a few minutes later. OK - note to self: this needs more investigation. Write off next weekend. But this morning it happened again. (So the investigation is more urgent!) However, it has been impossible, so far, to replicate the issue. It 'just happens', then 'just stops'. If it happens again, we're going to try the IT 'reboot it' solution - stop, switch off car, remove key from ignition, restart car - just to check that doesn't resolve the problem. Thoughts so far: a misshapen tyre (although I'd expect a much more persistent issue if that was the case), CBA bushings (again, I wouldn't expect the vibration to seemingly turn on and off, and these were done a couple of years ago), or sticking brake caliper (most reasonable and likely-seeming candidate at the moment). Any thoughts? Recommendations for somewhere that will do caliper refurb?
