would a blown shock cause my suv to shake at 65 mph and above?

[jpotts345]

i have an 03 explorer and it will shake at 65 mph and up.bad enough that i wont drive past 65 because of it. i no for sure it has a blown shock in the rear but would that cause this?personally i don't think so......its not a roter either. thanks

 

[wirehawkboston]

If the shock is broken and not dampening the movement of the spring, it could well be the cause.

 

[Botsy]

All you need for a bad vibration and loss of control is the combination of a wheel slightly out of balance and a weak shock.

 

[Roger]

tire could be out of balance. loose lug nuts a bad wheel bearing or bad tie rod end

 

[whatawaste]

sure could and so could other things like wheel bearings, bad ball joint, bad tires, unbalanced tires, bad alignment etc...

 

[HankScorpio]

No. What this sounds like is a problem with the transmission. If it won't drive past a certain speed it's not a suspension problem (including an unbalanced wheel).