ok here we go....last night my car started to make a vibration noise (only heard inside the car).....it seemed like you were in an airplane taking off and your ears were adjusting to the pressure increse, it was kinda deafening (i hope that made sense)...anyways....it kind felt like i had a flat tire...but no, tires look ok.......the dash...shifter and that whole area is vibrating alot....i know it could be any number of things but i need your help to narrow the reasons down.....i haven't takin the car to a tire place to check the tires yet because i am about to go to work (and tommorow i'll be at work all day as well)..so i gotta go until monday (which sucks)...i hope its just the tires but i don't know......the engine runs fine...the tranny (and clutch) shifts fine as well...those parts are ok.....i don't think its the mounts either (but i could be wrong)...i dont know it seems like its coming from the tires or the suspension.......any ideas guys?

 

It most likely is your tires. When was the last imte they were balanced or the last time they were changed or rotated. The only other thing would be a motor mount that i could think of, i wouldnt be a trans mounts b/c thta would make a *clunk* when you shift

 

**** honestly...i got the car last april....and i havent done **** to the tires(no balancing or rotating)....yeah yeah i know that's stupid...i just kept forgetting about the tires. anyways that probably could be it...actually i hope thats the problem (thats an easy fix)....

 

HA Marcello...I called that **** last night....It's gotta be those tire.....

 

no kidding.....i cant do anything to them till monday (or even tuesday ...****!!)....oh well...i wont do any highway driving till then i guess.....

 

one of ur tires might have seperated... or more than one... when i got my repu it had been sitting for a while, and it had 2 tires that were seperated, and it vibrated a whole lot at anything above 45... replaced the tires it was fine

 

did it just start this all of a sudden?anything wierd happen right before it started? or has this been a gradual thing that got worse?

 

Yeah it just happened all of a sudden...it drove fine...then next thing i new it was vibrating after i left a stop light.....

 

did you have your sun roof out? i drove mine last year with the sunroof out and it howled like a banshie.... its the wind flowing into the car and getting trapped in the back hatch... sounded like my car was about to fall apart.... then i remembered i forgot to put the little wind diffuser in ... that little piece that is slanted upwards to make the wind flow up over the hole in the roof... i hope that helps

 

my FB doesn't have a sunroof

 

Check your tires, lug nuts, and drive shaft.

 

i'd put bank on driveshaft. it sounds exactly like what happened to mine when it went

 

i don't know pimp, it really felt like a balance issue. Can you explain your drive shaft issue though so we can see the symptoms you had, or how we can ispect his to find out.

 

i say driveshaft as well. i had mine come loose a couple of times. not fun if that falls out.

 

Alright,

I could show you pictures of my old driveshaft's u-joints but it would serve no justice as to the damage that was done to this thing.

You're supposed to have a little bit of play in the u-joints right, not in this one, you could almost turn it in any direction you wanted, I'm suprised it didnt come off to be honest.

My vibration would happen over 40 MPH and wouldn’t get better until I got really high up in the MPH range and even then it was highly noticeable...

MY advice, get a new driveshaft from Mazdatrix, fixed my problem real quick.

- Tech

 

what if i just replace the u-joints wil that fix the problem??

 

what if i just replace the u-joints?....

 

damn double post

 

I had my shaft balanced a few years back after I got the rumbles in the *** end. Replaced the joints because of all the miles on them, but the shaft was the ticket.

 

Going from forward to reverse, do you hear any kind of clunking sound? Since it happened so suddenly, and you are experiencing it at such a low speed, I'm not convinced its the driveshaft.

As stated above, check your lugnuts and tire pressure...

Also, is it a shaking feeling, or is it kind of a wobble? A slipped belt in a tire will feel like a side to side wobble at low speeds (remember the old clown cars with the egg-shaped wheels?). Then it will just vibrate at higher speeds.

Good luck with it....

 

change the driveshaft!!!

bam!!!!

 

u-joints should have NO play in them, even the smallest play in them should be a replacement

 

I'm convinced it's the driveshaft, he's describing the same problems I have, now I still have a vibration over 80 MPH due to the tranny mount being shot me thinks but that'll be fixed soon enough.

- Tech

 

NO i have no wierd noises happening going forward to reverse (and yes it did happen so suddenly).....i am about to take her to a tire shop (finally)..to check the tires out.....man i hope its not the drive shaft...but if its not the tires then yup its gotta be the driveshaft like some of you guys are saying.....

 

****!!! i just got back from the tire shop....they balanced and rotated my tires (they we out of balance)....but sadly they are not the problem........the tires are ok....well i guess the driveshaft is the problem....its not vibrating as much but i can still feel it....since money is a little tight right now....if i just replace the u-joints (they are like 15 bucks each)....will that fix it..??? hopefully.....anyways thanks again guys for all your help.....