Falcon ute bad vibrations

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I BOUGHT a new BA XR6 ute in March and it has had vibration problems. The torque converter was replaced at 5000km and this fixed part of the problem, but I still have a bad vibration after the car has sat overnight. It is worse in cold weather and feels as though the tyres have a flat spot. The car shakes until you have travelled about 5-6km. Have you heard of this problem or a problem with the Dunlop tyres on this car? I know they have a high silica tread content. I have been in touch with Ford and have now waited for three weeks for them to get back to me. I hope you can shed some light on this problem.

WE HAVEN'T had any other reports of this problem, but Ford says it could be due to the tyres, as you suggest. Their response to your problem was: The new Dunlop SP3000 tyres on BA XRs have a unique sidewall construction. On cold mornings it is possible to detect a slight vibration from cold flat spots which, after a couple of kilometres' driving, are gone.

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