We have a problem!

[mLuMaN83]

So I just had my front end stuff done, tie rods, bushings, all that. My problem still exists.

It does this on and off every few minutes while driving. It gets bad for a minute, then goes away a little, then comes back, then goes away. It will be ok for a few minutes, then it starts to bump bump bump bump. Bump in the steering wheel, car, everything. Bumping. When this bumping gets bad, and I hit the brakes, the car feels like it's floating and can pull to one side or the other. This is scary. It also tends to "hold back". It's like something is stuck and not allowing the car to roll freely. You can feel something "holding the car back". Almost like if the e-brake was on just slightly and you get the feel of something holding the free motion of the car back.

I'm freaking out.

I just dropped some good cash and turns out it's not the main problem. Could this be failed rear bushings? Anything specific? The car is parked once again.

[LivesNearCostco]

Did you have front control arm bushings done, and/or control arms replaced? Could it be sticky brake caliper? When is last time you bled the brakes?
Failed shocks could cause floaty feeling, but not normally bumppity-bump.

Failed FCABs can cause weird feelings or clunks on braking
Failed RTABs can cause rear end to behave weird under hard cornering, acceleration, or braking (because rear toe-in is changing)
Failed shocks can cause oscillations or floaty feeling

[mLuMaN83]

Control arms and bushings were also done. It's scary because it's a lot of things all at once. It will feel ok for a seconds, then it starts bumping and I feel that "e-brake" feeling, and it floats around. I'm pretty sure the floating if coming from the rear end but I could be wrong. I know the rear has issues because when you put on the e-brake on a hill, the car will settle to one side along with the classic clunk when shifting. But, all this craziness I am talking about started last week.

[mLuMaN83]

I think this may be it...

http://www.e46zone.com/forum/topic/2...rake-calipers/

[Hornung418]

When the subs hit dat ass go bump bump bump bump.

Verbiage on point, dawg!

Sent from my GS3.

[mbeckel]

When the subs hit dat ass go bump bump bump bump.

Verbiage on point, dawg!

Sent from my GS3.

Lmao

[Oli77]

Feel all the wheels and see if one is hotter than the others (after you drive a couple of minutes).

[alexandre]

Was gonna say sticky caliper too. Definitely something to look into.

[mLuMaN83]

I'll test the heat situation tomorrow. I went out earlier to see if the rotors looked different than each other and figured this could tell me something. The fronts definitely look different than each other so I think that might be it.

[mbeckel]

I'll test the heat situation tomorrow. I went out earlier to see if the rotors looked different than each other and figured this could tell me something. The fronts definitely look different than each other so I think that might be it.

It sounds like a caliper issue. Might be best to replace in pairs. If it were me, that's what I'd do.