Did it shake at a certain speed? Only when braking? Did you notice if there was a pattern when it occurrs?

Low tire pressure, out of balance or tires out of alignment, along with other suggestions mentioned. Lot has to do, with the speed at which you noticed the shaking/vibrating.

Did the engine light come on? If so, there will be a code stored in the computer. If any friends or family have a diagnostic reader, they can plug in, read the code, and most likely tell you what sensor needs replaced. S3 is probably right, but there are so many things it could be, just randomly changing parts can get expensive. If no one has a reader, I suggest buying one. They pay for themselves pretty fast when you start adding up your time and trips to the auto parts store.

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Lots of them.

 

Loose lug nuts

Tie rods/ ball joints

Since not constant, it could be a transmission shudder while trying to shift

Rough road

 

Does it feel like it is in the front or rear?

 

:thumb::thumb: I think you nailed the problem on both questions. Now I know

who to call for repairs!!:lol:

My car is at the mechanics for the weekend. He has closed up shop before I was able to leave work/school to deliver it.

 

It felt more like a front end vibration. It was not at a certain speed and was not consistant. It did not occur at breaking at all.

My car is at the mechanics for the weekend. He has closed up shop before I was able to leave work/school to deliver it.

 

It felt more like a front end vibration. It was not at a certain speed and was not consistant. It did not occur at breaking at all.

 

Sounds lika a drive train problem. How many miles since your transmission filter was changed?

Sounds lika a drive train problem. How many miles since your transmission filter was changed?

 

That is a very good question. How often should the filter be changed?

I don't know much about Jeeps so check and see if your car has an idle air control valve (IAC). If it does, take it off yourself and look at it, it could have some carbon buildup. If this is the case, clean it out yourself, stick it back on there and you'll be good to go.

That is a very good question. How often should the filter be changed?

 

It depends on the make. For whatever reason, it seems like Fords need changed about every 40K miles or so. Much after that, you can feel a shutter when they start to shift. I don't know what the manufacturers suggest, but as a general rule, I would do it every 50K miles even if it is performing properly. It's an easy job. The transmission fluid pan has a magnet in the bottom that collects filings from the trany. Small shavings are nothing to be worried about. Big chunks of metal mean trouble. I always clean the pan with a few cans of brake cleaner. Also, if you do this yourself. lay the gasket from the new filter out flat in a warm area so it will fit nice when you go to put it back on. The morons that make these things wad them up in the box.

It depends on the make. For whatever reason, it seems like Fords need changed about every 40K miles or so. Much after that, you can feel a shutter when they start to shift. I don't know what the manufacturers suggest, but as a general rule, I would do it every 50K miles even if it is performing properly. It's an easy job. The transmission fluid pan has a magnet in the bottom that collects filings from the trany. Small shavings are nothing to be worried about. Big chunks of metal mean trouble. I always clean the pan with a few cans of brake cleaner. Also, if you do this yourself. lay the gasket from the new filter out flat in a warm area so it will fit nice when you go to put it back on. The morons that make these things wad them up in the box.

 

Thanks for all of the help. The car is at my mechanics (who doesn't work weekends) so hopefully I will know something on Monday.

 

I can tell you that the transmission filter has not been changed often enough.