balong48
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UPDATE
The vibration was caused by the front driveshaft u-joints binding. Had the front driveshaft u-joints replaced and the vibration is gone.
ORIGINAL POST
Today when driving my 4Runner (cold) I hit around 25mph and the rumble strip feeling appeared. It got worse up until around 35mph then started to disappear, however it did not go away completely.
After doing some reading on the forum, I came across the rumble strip threads. 4Runner is a 2003 Limited V8 with 173,200 miles on it.
1st drive
After some test driving I could get it to disappear when putting it in 4 or 3. So I thought okay rumble strip issue. Letting off the gas would cause the issue to go away and so would putting the tranny in neutral.
2nd drive
Had to drive back from work and sure enough the issue was still there. However this time it was present in D, 4, and 3. Same exact feeling as before, and it would go away if the tranny was in neutral or if I let off the gas. The issue would appear around 25mph and act as before, then be almost no existent around 50mph then come back between 60-65mph. Didn't want to go any faster than that.
I also tried accelerating quickly from 40mph and my 4Runner didn't seem too happy. It seemed like it didn't have as much power (engine revved up fine, seemed like it was producing all its power, but felt like it wasn't going anywhere) and sounded off.
End of 2nd drive: Go to pick up a friend so he can experience the issue and its completely gone. Still seems like I might be missing some power though. I'm just waiting for it to come back. Transmission shifts completely normal.
Is this still the rumble strip issue? After reading the forums it seemed the general consensus was that if it was the rumble strip issue, it would disappear in 4 or 3. Mine would at first, and now its present in D, 4, and 3. Then finally gone, for now at least. Also what fixes did people go with? I saw a variety of things from torque converter replacement, tranny fluid exchange or flush, to "Shudder Fixx" from O'Reilly.
The vibration was caused by the front driveshaft u-joints binding. Had the front driveshaft u-joints replaced and the vibration is gone.
ORIGINAL POST
Today when driving my 4Runner (cold) I hit around 25mph and the rumble strip feeling appeared. It got worse up until around 35mph then started to disappear, however it did not go away completely.
After doing some reading on the forum, I came across the rumble strip threads. 4Runner is a 2003 Limited V8 with 173,200 miles on it.
1st drive
After some test driving I could get it to disappear when putting it in 4 or 3. So I thought okay rumble strip issue. Letting off the gas would cause the issue to go away and so would putting the tranny in neutral.
2nd drive
Had to drive back from work and sure enough the issue was still there. However this time it was present in D, 4, and 3. Same exact feeling as before, and it would go away if the tranny was in neutral or if I let off the gas. The issue would appear around 25mph and act as before, then be almost no existent around 50mph then come back between 60-65mph. Didn't want to go any faster than that.
I also tried accelerating quickly from 40mph and my 4Runner didn't seem too happy. It seemed like it didn't have as much power (engine revved up fine, seemed like it was producing all its power, but felt like it wasn't going anywhere) and sounded off.
End of 2nd drive: Go to pick up a friend so he can experience the issue and its completely gone. Still seems like I might be missing some power though. I'm just waiting for it to come back. Transmission shifts completely normal.
Is this still the rumble strip issue? After reading the forums it seemed the general consensus was that if it was the rumble strip issue, it would disappear in 4 or 3. Mine would at first, and now its present in D, 4, and 3. Then finally gone, for now at least. Also what fixes did people go with? I saw a variety of things from torque converter replacement, tranny fluid exchange or flush, to "Shudder Fixx" from O'Reilly.
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