vibrations

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Asked by Batman065 Jun 19, 2018 at 11:03 AM about the Subaru Forester

Question type: General

I drive miles no problems, then suddenly the whole chassis vibrates
excessively, take my foot off the pedal it stops. then no problem for many
more miles

10 Answers

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Tires are known to shake when they have a broken or loose steel belt, and can do it at very specific speeds on certain road surfaces. Let a shop spin balance the tires and tell them you are experiencing a shake at a specific speed. Again, if the shaking starts at the same speed, it's the tires. Lots of info at this link: souzastireservice.com/tires-101/shakes-and-wobbles.aspx

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What year Forester? If this car has a CVT the transmission could be at fault.

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Could be lots of things, like a contaminated inner joint on an axle (DOJ), or even a simple blown tie rod end, ball joint, or broken swaybar link. I've seen them all result in idiosyncratic vibration.

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I have a 2014 forester steering vibrations at highway speeds. I only have 47k miles!! Took it to the shop and they found it to be the lower control arm bushings worn out left and right side. It was still covered under warranty!I am not an aggressive driver at all. My concern is, is this going to be an issue every 40-50k miles? I guess I’ll just have to cross that bridge when I get there!

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My subaru forester is 2016. This only started after car had tires rotated and all alllignment completed. Any other suggestions?

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