McGuillicuddy
Veteran Member
My car has always had a bit more than normal vibration felt through the steering wheel and even the shifter a little bit. The harshness varies depending on RPM but it never truly goes away and makes long drives a bit fatiguing. I can especially feel the vibration through the clutch pedal when I rest my foot on it without pushing it down. As I depress the clutch more than an inch or two the vibration in the pedal goes away (but can still be felt through steering wheel).
My guess has been that this likely has to do with the DMF and that a new clutch/DMF (and associated bits) would have a good chance of clearing this up. I'm not super knowledgeable about the clutch setup on these cars so for the gurus out there, does this sound reasonable to you? Or am I likely barking up the wrong tree. Any chance this is coming from the engine itself from some other imbalance?
Other relevant info: 2003 wagon with 90K miles (yes very low mileage). Clutch was replaced by previous owner at 25K miles for some reason. Was done at dealership. Not sure why it was done so early. Invoice says "customer believes clutch is gone" and lists a "230mm clutch kit" for CAD $569 so not sure what all was included with that. I think the previous owner did some long haul towing so that is probably a contributor.
Edit: Sorry I should have indicated that the vibration occurs even when the vehicle is parked. No relation to speed so not related to wheel balancing/CV joints/axle shafts/etc.
Can feel it at idle and then it gets a bit better with increasing revs until it returns around 1900, and then again around 2900. Definitely seems to go in and out of resonance.
My guess has been that this likely has to do with the DMF and that a new clutch/DMF (and associated bits) would have a good chance of clearing this up. I'm not super knowledgeable about the clutch setup on these cars so for the gurus out there, does this sound reasonable to you? Or am I likely barking up the wrong tree. Any chance this is coming from the engine itself from some other imbalance?
Other relevant info: 2003 wagon with 90K miles (yes very low mileage). Clutch was replaced by previous owner at 25K miles for some reason. Was done at dealership. Not sure why it was done so early. Invoice says "customer believes clutch is gone" and lists a "230mm clutch kit" for CAD $569 so not sure what all was included with that. I think the previous owner did some long haul towing so that is probably a contributor.
Edit: Sorry I should have indicated that the vibration occurs even when the vehicle is parked. No relation to speed so not related to wheel balancing/CV joints/axle shafts/etc.
Can feel it at idle and then it gets a bit better with increasing revs until it returns around 1900, and then again around 2900. Definitely seems to go in and out of resonance.
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