Car passed NCT two weeks ago and steering wobble above 80kmh

foxhill

Hi all,
I bought a used car which passed NCT just 14 days ago. I drove the car before buying at 50/60km speed road and it seemed fine. but after buying two days later, I drove on motorway, as soon it hits 80-90km speed the front right side and steering starts vibrating/wobbling it gets worse at speed about 100. After doing little search on internet, I assume it could b buckled alloys, damaged tyres, alignment, wheel balancing, right side arm etc etc.
But I really wondering, how come this car passed the NCT. When I buy this car I assumed, with NCT, all main safety features would be tested and certified to highest standard. This fault does not seem occur after test, just in 13 days, infact the car was at stand still since after the test.
So basically, I bought a dangerous car, which is really a serious risk on road to me and every other road user, but certified as safe tested vehicle, it feels some part of the car will blow away, if I did not bring down speed below 70km.
Does not NCT check if the steering or body of the car will shake above 80km speed?
I rang my mechanic and he is busy till Friday, and now I am just scared to drive this car in case something happened.
any solution guys?

Bigus

Relax its just a wheel out of balance, weights can fall off, get a tyre place to balance your wheels about 20 euro

Kenny Logins

You could have just lost a wheel balancing weight.

allthedoyles

Similar happened our Peugeot 2 months after NCT .

It was the wishbone was damaged .- and it passed NCT .

Dangerous to drive

Dilbert75

1. Go to a tyre shop
2. Ask them to balance your front wheels.
3. Pay them the cost - prob E20 for 2 wheels
4. Test the success by driving at 100km/hr

The NCT, as you may not know, has no way of driving every car at 100km/hr. Furthermore this is not a big deal.

bazz26

It could just be that the wheels need to be rebalanced, any tyre centre will check and balance them for you if needed. I think you may be overacting a little and just need to take a deep breath and then relax. It doesn't mean you have been sold a death trap.

paulmclaughlin

Bigus wrote: »

get a tyre place to balance your wheels about 20 euro

If even, tenner more like.

Mint Sauce

foxhill wrote: »

Hi all,
I bought a used car which passed NCT just 14 days ago. I drove the car before buying at 50/60km speed road and it seemed fine. but after buying two days later, I drove on motorway, as soon it hits 80-90km speed the front right side and steering starts vibrating/wobbling it gets worse at speed about 100. After doing little search on internet, I assume it could b buckled alloys, damaged tyres, alignment, wheel balancing, right side arm etc etc.
But I really wondering, how come this car passed the NCT. When I buy this car I assumed, with NCT, all main safety features would be tested and certified to highest standard. This fault does not seem occur after test, just in 13 days, infact the car was at stand still since after the test.
So basically, I bought a dangerous car, which is really a serious risk on road to me and every other road user, but certified as safe tested vehicle, it feels some part of the car will blow away, if I did not bring down speed below 70km.
Does not NCT check if the steering or body of the car will shake above 80km speed?
I rang my mechanic and he is busy till Friday, and now I am just scared to drive this car in case something happened.
any solution guys?

NCT bascially means it safe on the day. 2 years is a long time between tests.

My old car had a slint kink in the Alloy as well, passed the NCT, but would cause a wooble too once it went over 110k. Even with a recent tracking, and recently balanced tyres.

Dark sun

Get the wheels balanced first could be as simple as that, then go from there the nct don't check for buckles on wheels, how could they know it wobbles at high speed, they do check bushes, suspension, wheel bearing for play, and also visual check of the under body, so it's probably something simple.

foxhill

Guys, thank you very much for replies. TBH, I dnt give a fly feck, as long it is driving, I was only worried after reading other peoples comments about body shaking and steering wobble, how dangerous it could be.
anyway, I am going to mechanic/tyre shop on Thursday or Friday. will post back faults/results