2001 V70 T5 Steering shake

Hello, I have a 2001 V70 T5 w/ 17" wheels. I had a bad steering wheel
shake, noticeable at low speeds (10mpg). I had all the tires changed
and balanced, and there is still a slight shake, noticieable between
25mph and 50mph or so. I then took it to the Volvo Dealer (Roger
Beasley, Austin, TX). They told me everything with the suspension is
fine, and that 3 of the 4 tires were out of balance! This was two days
after I had purchased new tires/balancing.

Is this slight shake normal on Volvo's? I don't know what else could
be wrong with this. I do not trust Roger Beasley Volvo either.

Thanks,
BJ Surhoff

 

The slight shake is not normal. If you have a vibration that is present
without using the brakes, then one of the rotating masses (usually
wheels, but can be driveshafts or brake rotors) is out of balance, or
out of round. Out of round is not too hard to check yourself. There
are lots of poor wheel balancers out there, I've seen cases where the
wheels are worse after "balancing" than they would be with no weights at
all!