What would cause intermittent vibration while driving?
Uneven Or Bent Axles, Driveshaft Uneven or bent axles are another common cause of car vibration. It’s also possible that your driveshaft is damaged. This is a rapidly spinning part responsible for transferring engine power to the axles and wheels – and if it’s bent or damaged, it can vibrate and shake.
Why is my Subaru shaking when I drive?
If you find that your Subaru is shaking, it could also have something to do with the engine. Spark plugs and the engine’s air filter could be the more specific culprit-but, our best guess would be to check your air filters. If it’s correlated to the engine, you might notice your engine light come on.
What would cause vibration in the front end?
The most prevalent cause of vibration is problems with your wheels or tires. The potential problems include improper wheel and tire balance, uneven tire wear, separated tire tread, out of round tires, damaged wheels and even loose lug nuts. Wheel alignment should also be performed at proper intervals.
What causes vibration during acceleration?
When the inner CV joint is damaged or begins to fail, you will notice your car vibrating under hard acceleration. As it gets worse, the minor vibrations turn to violent shaking when under load. Damaged CV joints usually occur because of a tear in the joint boot. The only fix is to completely replace the CV joint.
Why does my car shake when I go 80 mph?
A very common thing that could cause this is an out-of-balance wheel. The first thing I would do is have the wheels balanced. IF you let the wheel go and it continues to track straight then it is most likely not in need of a alignment. My first thought would be to look at your tires.
Where does the vibration come from in a Subaru Outback?
Car has a vibration and stuttering noise that seems to come from the rear half of the car. I first noticed it after driving in the mountains and on some dirt roads. It only happens when the car is accelerating from a stop and the noise and vibration stops at 10 miles per hour.
Why does my 2011 Outback shake when I accelerate?
Brand new 2011 Outback shouldn’t have problems with steering!!! Usually happens as I turn into my subdivision where there is a slight hill. The car shutters as you accelerate slowly. It also happens starting out from a stop. I first noticed shaking toward the right front side of my Outback at 55,000 miles, starting around 2,000rpm and or 20mph.
Why does my Subaru Outback shudder when backing up?
Shuddering when coming to a stop, backing up, or accelerating above 2000rpm from slower speeds. Replaced torque convertor for $1200. Mileage is now at 125k and problem is happening again. If this costs more than $500 to fix this time we’re scrapping the Subaru and going back to CR-V!!
What causes a car to have an up and down vibration?
Wheel runout might be yet another cause of car vibrations. The term refers to any deviation from a truly circular spin and it’s measured with a dial indicator. This wheel issue might result in either up and down vibrations or a sideways, wobbly motion in a wheel.