Tire waddle is a side to side movement at the front of the vehicle and/or the rear of the vehicle. The waddle can be caused by the following conditions:

The waddle is most noticeable at a low speed of about 8 to 48 km/h (5 to 30 mph). The waddle may appear as ride roughness at 80 to 113 km/h (50 to 70 mph). The waddle may appear as a vibration at 80 to 113 km/h (50 to 70 mph).

Inspection Procedure

1. Raise the vehicle.
2. Support the vehicle with safety stands.
3. Perform the following preliminary inspection:

3.1.	Wear gloves when inspecting the tires in order to protect against the possibility of the steel belts sticking through the tire.

3.2.	Index mark the tire with a crayon in order to note the start and the stop position.

3.3.	Rotate each tire and wheel by hand.

3.4.	A broken or shifted belt will appear as a twist or a bump in the tread.

4. You may use tire substitution in order to identify the faulty tire. Perform the following steps for a tire substitution check:

4.1.	Use a comparable tire in order to replace each tire, 1 at a time.

4.2.	Test drive the vehicle.

4.3.	You will eliminate the problem when you remove the faulty tire from the vehicle, if the problem is tire and/or wheel related.