I have a little bit of an issue I'm trying to track down. I've got a pretty bad shimmy in the steering wheel at speeds above 40MPH. Today I lifted the front end of my 05 Sedan and noticed that if I take the wheel/tire and move them top/bottom with my hands, there is a good bit of play. I proceeded to get completely under the car in order to see if the ball joints or control arm bushings were worn. Then I noticed that the movement was located at the top of the strut. I opened the hood and shook the wheel/tire again. As I do this, the upper strut mount moves about 1/2" or so within the hole the mount goes into.
I did a search about the upper strut mount here and noticed that there are others out there that have a gap in the strut mount (exactly like mine).
Does any one else's car do this? I just don't want to throw money at this car chasing down a suspension problem. But I seriously think something just isn't right with mine.
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2005 Aveo LT Sedan