Comments on: 9 Reasons Your Car Shakes When Accelerating (and How to Fix)

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:18:49 +0000

In reply to prosper. Check your hubs, tie rods, axle nuts, and lug nuts. Are you feeling this vibration through the steering wheel as well?

By: prosper

prosper — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 01:12:29 +0000

My Toyota Avalon 2008. I feel the vibration on my gas pedal on low speed only. At idle the car is completely silent. On freeway I feel the vibration on floorboard and lower part of the steering . I have new CV axle, engine mount are new oem. My rear shocks are new, I road force the tires also, I did wheel alignemnt, the control arms are new.there is exhaust leak also. With all these I still feel the vibration mostly on my gas pedal during acceleration. Now I feel like I need to get new shock assembly for my front tires and may be get a new tie rod install.

By: Melony

Melony — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 08:19:26 +0000

In reply to andrea orridge. Control arm

By: Melony

Melony — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 08:13:39 +0000

In reply to Matt Hughes. Control arm

By: andrea orridge

andrea orridge — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 13:39:17 +0000

In reply to Christopher Thomas. mine too, i changed 2 motor mounts, axel on both sides and still shaking.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:12:23 +0000

In reply to Delaney. I'm glad you got it sorted, and I'm glad you were able to fix the issue yourself. Many motor mounts are more difficult to install because they sit underneath the motor. Many of these designs require you to jack up the engine while you replace the motor mounts, and should be done carefully because motors are very heavy (weighing 500 lbs or more).

By: Delaney

Delaney — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 22:31:44 +0000

Hello everyone. I drive a 2004 Toyota Solara. A few days ago, I came here seeking help. My car was shaking while accelerating and it shook more going up hills and going 30mph or faster. The shaking sounded like it was coming from my passenger tire, but I could feel it in my steering wheel. I eliminated the tires needing balanced because I got new tires the day after the shaking started and got them balanced. (my tires were bare and I had to get some anyways so I just had them balanced then).

I noticed that no one else posted a solution so I’ll give you mine in hopes this helps you. I looked at another site that said it could be my top motor mount. When I popped my hood, sure enough it was cracked and failing. I looked up a YouTube video for ways to test before I bought a replacement and when I tested it my engine shook like crazy/made a bunch of noise. Get a friend to help you test it if you need to!

I can’t say it would be easy to fix for other cars, but mine was. Two bolts out, swap the old part, put the two bolts back in. I almost thought it was too easy of a fix for such a annoying and scary issue. Depending on where the motor mounts are on your car, this could be a more difficult fix. But please check it and eliminate it before you run to a mechanic. The replacement was $30 and I installed it myself. If a motor mount is an issue and you ignore it, it WILL cost more money over time because other things will start breaking.

My car is now working like it used to. No more shaking, no other damage under the hood, and no serious damage to my wallet. I hope my comment helps some of you out.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:45:53 +0000

In reply to Elena Downey. Happy to help!

By: Elena Downey

Elena Downey — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:46:09 +0000

In reply to Elena Downey. Thanks for your advice, Sean. You are so kind and willing to help.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:06:22 +0000

In reply to Elena Downey. Don't apply full throttle at low RPM like that. It's not good for the engine, and it's called "lugging the engine" when the car shakes like that. Downshift first, then accelerate.