-00 Freelander 1,8 vibrations and pulling on steering

Hi.

I am a new Landrover owner from Norway and have purchased a Freelander that have just passed 119.000 km.
In 4th gear, around 2000-3000 RPM and aprox 60-80 km/h not only the steering wheel, but the whole car starts vibrating heavily - especially when increasing speed or pushing the throttle up a hill. This is also happening in 5th gear up to around 80-85 km/h, when the vibrations decreases.

Downhill (or when the foot leaves the throttle pedal) there is no significant vibration anymore, but it seems that the steering sort of "lives its own life". It feels like the car e.g. first pulls a little to the right, when I compensate with steering to the left, it suddenly "oversteers" a little to the left, then I have to steer to the right again to "balance" the car. This can go back and forth some times befor the car comes back on track again.

It feels creepy driving a car like this, and I wonder if anyone have any suggestions on where to start searching for faults.

-ord

Take it back - you bought a 1.8 by mistake

I think it maybe side shafts check it out by the way I love my 1.8i!!:bounce:

Chances are it could be something simple like mis-matched tyres. When I bought my 1.8 it had a selection of different makes and would pull to the left and twitch badly. It felt like the back was trying to pull one way and the front the other way.

I fitted 2 new tyres so the makes/type matched and put the new tyres on the back and what a difference - problem was sorted.

And, I also love my 1.8 - its been completely reliable over the last 2 winters I have used it, I put it off the road at the start of March and miss it badly already

Yeah sounds like the tyres to me too

Edit: Petrols rule btw

vibration could be vcu mine did it

Thanks all
Thought of the VCU at first, but the wheels have also crossed my mind. But the inconsistancy of the wheel/tire-theory is that it vibrates uphill or when i push the throttle-padal, and not when I roll downhill...

To the loving part of if: I´m just starting to fall in love - 1,8 petrol or not. The engine is completely replaced at 42.000 km, "no" rust at all on the car, have never been bullied around in rough terrain, and I considered it a good buy. So let´s hope this is a cheap fix