SRD93PGT Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Ok I have 2013 1.6L ecoboost and lately it seems when we stop at a light the steering wheel shakes / vibration. The car runs fine when in park or in neutral, its just when in gear its runs rough when idling. Also seem to be running a bit louder than usual. I just happened to notice this a few weeks ago. I don't drive it all the time, I just happened to take the car one day and was like wow. It is currently at the dealer and they said everything is normal and no codes from the ECU. It almost seems if it doesn't through a code they don't have a clue what is wrong with it. Anyone else have this issue? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Perhaps the throttle body needs cleaning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I'd take a good look at the engine mounts. Perhaps the rubber has cracked in one of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamcdn Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I have a 2016 2.0 L titanium. I noticed mine starts to vibrate around the steering wheel and seat when stopped at a red light at the 6 month mark. As soon as I take my foot off the gas and start to roll it stops. This comes and goes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Poor idle quality on EB engines can cause this, perhaps it is the throttle body as suggested earlier. But, you should check spark plugs, air filter, PCV system for oil pooling, intercooler, vacuum/air leak points, etc. Perhaps this TSB for the 3.5L EB will be of assistance. In this case, it was a broken ceramic insulator on the spark plug (I don't think this is the case though here). http://www.revbase.com/BBBMotor/TSb/DownloadPdf?id=172607 It is also possible this is the early stages of fuel pump/control module failure. Has happened on 2.0L EBs in the Edge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 How many miles on your car? Do you do a lot of low speed driving? What kind brand of gasoline do you use? You might have some carbon buildup on the intake valves; a known issue with EB engines and all DI engines, especially if they're driven like "grandma cars." Intake valve carbon deposits have been known to form in EB engines within as little as 20K miles. Try another brand of fuel (preferably top tier). Add some Chevron Techron (only) fuel system treatment. DO NOT run any chemicals from the auto parts store through the induction tract. Give it a good WOT blast aka: an "Italian tuneup." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamcdn Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 How many miles on your car? Do you do a lot of low speed driving? What kind brand of gasoline do you use? You might have some carbon buildup on the intake valves; a known issue with EB engines and all DI engines, especially if they're driven like "grandma cars." Intake valve carbon deposits have been known to form in EB engines within as little as 20K miles. Try another brand of fuel (preferably top tier). Add some Chevron Techron (only) fuel system treatment. DO NOT run any chemicals from the auto parts store through the induction tract. Give it a good WOT blast aka: an "Italian tuneup." I have just 8000 kms. I noticed it doing around the 6000 km mark just a week before my first oil change. I always use regular gas. I mostly drive on roads where the speed limit is 80 km/h. I will wait till my next scheduled maintenance and report it to the tech. I am hoping its just an engine mount problem 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 At that mileage it's doubtful that carbon buildup would be at fault, then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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