What's up with my car. Audi A4 2003 one side is jerking out close to 60 mph?

RudySante

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Hi,
I started to become interested in this car more than ever. I have learned so much about it than I ever though possible.( for all the wrong reasons)
I have taken the car to the Collection (The only Miami Audi Dealer and a very exclusive one, but inefficient as well) the car jerk out from the right Passenger side it feels something loose around the arm or suspension. The dealer told me once after changing the motor mounts and the coil pack 3 and 4 and sealing a leakage in the engine that there wasn't any of that, they; however changed the right arm some 6 months ago, and it worked but now again it is doing that very uncomfortable bumb,bumb,bumb getting close to 60 MPH and becoming steady at 80MPH.
There is also something very particular I feel nowadays and that is: when I drive above 60MPH and I car pass by or I do pass by another car specially large vehicles the car swings suddenly and it kind of feels you can loose control.
is like when hydroplaning and that can happen quite frequently but is worse or maybe I become more aware close to vehicles since there is risk.
I know You are saying take it in now before you crash. I would find somebody else but I need to know from someone outhere if you have experience this such anomaly.
One thing I may attribute this cheap tires(maybe since I replaced it by the time the jerking came up, , I kind of figuring out now while formulating this question)
For some of you Audi drivers out there maybe easy just to take it every time something happens to it, but for me it is challenging now, I recently changed the other two ignition coil in the blink of an eye for $68 outside Auto zone (The Collection charged me twice $ 394 before ) I feel ready to move into everything else knowing I can actually tackle the problem effectively...Lets face it these mechanics are not smarter than the average Audi drivers. I will raise up and do it myself if I get a clue more information or a least would make them fix it once and for all.
I appreciate your help.
Jimmy, thanks for answering to my question in such an effecient fashion.
Let me just add that I did aligned and balanced the whole car 4 months ago.because they told me about that being the problem I fought with them after it was done because they say that would solve the problem and the tires were wearing evenly and slowly so there was not real need to perform such a procedure to my understanding. But I think everything relating to the steering wheel and arm makes sense to me.
 
see this is why i dont like audis they are difficult and VERY expensive to fix but shit man i doubt anyone online will know if the mechanics dont but i think maybe the wheels arent aligned and will drag in one direction
 
have the front wheels balanced, that might be the cause. if you can jack the front of the car up and take the tire off and see if the control arm is loose. check the bushings where it connects to the sub-frame, worn out bushings will give you a weird clunking and lousy handling. also check out the the steering components, from what you describe you have a worn idler arm. also have the cv shafts checked, and spinning component that is out of balance will give you a vibration at speed.
 
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