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Old Sep 14, 2022 | 07:15 PM
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Ever since I took the car to the shop to change bank 1 sensor 2 o2 sensor, I start the car and I hear this slight vibration. Once I put it in drive all hell breaks loose and the vibration is very strong. This only happens when I start the car cold, in the Drive gear and goes away after about an hour of driving. From the outside of the car everything sounds normal, you step in and you feel and hear the vibration coming from the middle.

I swapped out the driveshaft so I’m confident it is not that. Also when I accelerate past 750-1k revolutions the vibrations go away.
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Old Sep 15, 2022 | 08:34 AM
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Check your fluid level. If low you will get vibrations. Also mounts can cause it. More than likely it's your fluid level.
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Old Sep 15, 2022 | 02:30 PM
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Couldn't tell anything useful from the video. Vibrations don't come through unless the viewer has a pair of 24" subwoofers (and you had a couple engineering quality microphones attached to your phone). ;-)

So it only shakes when you're in drive but goes away when you "accelerate" over 1K rpm or drive for an hour? If so, I'd suspect a motor mount, though given what the shop did - and assuming that the problem NEVER occurred before, and that it started IMMEDIATELY after picking it up from service - I'd look for an exhaust system hanger out of place or missing (which can make a surprising amount of noise and vibration in the car when the exhaust system touches the bodywork).

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Old Sep 15, 2022 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by seanjordan20
Check your fluid level. If low you will get vibrations. Also mounts can cause it. More than likely it's your fluid level.
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Couldn't tell anything useful from the video. Vibrations don't come through unless the viewer has a pair of 24" subwoofers (and you had a couple engineering quality microphones attached to your phone). ;-)

So it only shakes when you're in drive but goes away when you "accelerate" over 1K rpm or drive for an hour? If so, I'd suspect a motor mount, though given what the shop did - and assuming that the problem NEVER occurred before, and that it started IMMEDIATELY after picking it up from service - I'd look for an exhaust system hanger out of place or missing (which can make a surprising amount of noise and vibration in the car when the exhaust system touches the bodywork).

Thanks guys I’ll take it back to the shop tomorrow and have them take a look.
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