I'm sure Ford is aware of it being a problem for the GT as well. Ask your service guy, maybe the know about it.

 

Yet another UPDATE –

Went back to the dealer and they found that the RF tire had a steel belt shifted through a hole in between an outer tread block, it caused the tread blocks around it to stick up higher than the rest.. It must have there for awhile as there was some decent tread wear in that area only. Nobody noticed this until today including myself, 4 tire shops and the dealer.

They just ordered a tire under warranty and I am back in the loaner.

I wonder if this will be the fix?

 

Do you think Sport mode would make this feel worse? Why don't you take a GT on the lot for a test drive and if it drives perfectly have them install THOSE tires on your car.

 

Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but has anyone with the brembo brake option experienced this problem?

 

Not as far as I know yet.

But that doesnt mean they are not out there.

 

UPDATE AGAIN -

Picked the car up with new tire - still the shimmy at 60mph in SPORT mode and they gouged the brand new wheel mounting the new tire, small marks but still ****ty on a new wheel.

The shop foreman said he took it to 80mph and it was smooth - sure when not in SPORT mode it is ok. He said "this car does not have a SPORT mode"

I think at this point we can rule out wheels and tires as the issue. I will be calling them back in the AM and requesting they escalate the issue to a district rep.

 

I'm pretty confused???? Why does he think your car doesn't have a sport mode? Why don't you two take it out for a drive TOGETHER. There seems to be a lot of cross wired communication going on.

 

He was not trained on the car it seems. We did not take it together as I had to go back to work with the loaner car. I told him sport mode made the shimmy much worse and he seemed to understand.

 

Why are you chasing your tail around and around and around?

you had another set of wheels and tires from your friend on,and it did same thing...you've had countless wheel balances,and it did same thing...

this dealership your going too are pretty...well stupid..."no sports mode"...and they order you new tire..put on backwards,then ruin your new wheels (who cares how small scrape is..it should be zero!)

phone fords main office tommorrow...and explain everything you've had to endure...be nice,but demand ford take action (today!) to make things right!

 

Its the steering rack EPAS system.

Anyone know how to get around it?

 

Did I miss it, or have you not checked ball joints and alignment? How about bent rear axle flange? Have tried to simply remove a front wheel, clock it one or two studs, and just tighten it up? What is the runout of the wheel in the hub?

 

Did I miss it or is this thread nearly 5 years old?

Wonder if OP ever got de-shimmy'd

 

Not sure if you figured out your steering wheel shimmy problem. I had brought my 21 Mustang to Ford they couldn't figure it out. they balance my tires. I know what it feels like to have a flat spot in tires, so I know it wasn't that. Thank god I didn't waste 1000's of dollars in new tires. So in my case. I did further research and found that every time I turned the wheel towards the white line on the road it shimmied. So this is called "LANE KEEPING SYSTEM". On my 21 Mustang there is a button at the end of the blinker wand. This will toggle the lane assist feature on and off. It will show on your display. You may have to toggle it off every time you start up the vehicle. I really hope this helps someone and saves you money.

 

welcome to the forum

this thread was about a 2011 car, so that was not the problem .... but your post might help others with later models

personally I think any sort of "lane keeping system" is nothing but a nuisance, and I would go out of my way to buy a car that does NOT have it .... or if I didn't have a choice, the first thing I would do, is figure out how to turn it off

 

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Glad you figured it out without a big cash outlay!