otciii
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Hello everyone,
I have done some searching on this issue, and it has the mechanic and I stumped. I have a 2003 Jetta TDI wagon with 156k miles. When I am accelerating at speeds greater than 75 MPH the car shakes intensely. I can feel this shaking throughout the car and in the steering column. If I stop accelerating the shaking stops instantly. This shaking does not occur at any other speeds, gears, or RPMs. I have tested this in all gears in high RPMs. The only consistent thing is shaking happening at greater than 75mph while accelerating.
I took the car to the mechanic and described the issue and showed him in a drive together. He thought it was something in the axles. He inspected the axles and visually they looked ok to him but still thought this was the issue. I gave him the ok to go ahead and replace both the axles. I picked up the car today and the issue remains. The mechanic wants to see the car again next week and is going to investigate the "transmission flanges."
I trust this mechanic, he has 20+ years experience with Volkswagens. He says he has never seen this combination of problems before and isn't entirely sure what could be the issue.
I would appreciate any insights as to what you all think the issue might be or any thoughts you have on this set of problems.
Thank you so much in advance for any help or advice
I have done some searching on this issue, and it has the mechanic and I stumped. I have a 2003 Jetta TDI wagon with 156k miles. When I am accelerating at speeds greater than 75 MPH the car shakes intensely. I can feel this shaking throughout the car and in the steering column. If I stop accelerating the shaking stops instantly. This shaking does not occur at any other speeds, gears, or RPMs. I have tested this in all gears in high RPMs. The only consistent thing is shaking happening at greater than 75mph while accelerating.
I took the car to the mechanic and described the issue and showed him in a drive together. He thought it was something in the axles. He inspected the axles and visually they looked ok to him but still thought this was the issue. I gave him the ok to go ahead and replace both the axles. I picked up the car today and the issue remains. The mechanic wants to see the car again next week and is going to investigate the "transmission flanges."
I trust this mechanic, he has 20+ years experience with Volkswagens. He says he has never seen this combination of problems before and isn't entirely sure what could be the issue.
I would appreciate any insights as to what you all think the issue might be or any thoughts you have on this set of problems.
Thank you so much in advance for any help or advice