garneson Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I have a 2008 Ford Fusion SE with 50,100 miles, which has a slight front end wobble or shaking issue when accelerating between the speeds of 20-25 mph which goes away after reaching 25mph. The tires are wearing perfectly. There are no noises, just a slight shimmy or shaking as previously stated. Has anyone else experienced something similar? I brought it in to a Ford dearer but they weren't able to pin it down at the time. But now that its getting more noticeable I plan on bringing it in again. Anyone have an ideas what they should be checking for? I live in Minneapolis, any suggestions on where to bring it to have it repaired. Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyDutch Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I'm new to this forum also and recently purchased an 07 SE with 62K miles. I have a similar situation with mine as well... After some reading, it seems like these cars need frequent transmission flushes to help with overall longevity and the torque converter. The torque converter could do what we are experiencing, but I can't really say for sure. Has yours been flushed ever? I know mine never has and its the first thing I'm doing before its driven full time Hopefully someone with more experience can chime in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eGuru Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Check if you hear any kind of grinding noise when making tight left and right turns. This would indicate a bad CV joint bearing which may be the cause for your vibration issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyDutch Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Check if you hear any kind of grinding noise when making tight left and right turns. This would indicate a bad CV joint bearing which may be the cause for your vibration issue. I do have the slight grinding noise with right turns. How hard is that to change out? Actually, when I looked at the car I noticed the wheel well plastic was gone. Its a $20 piece (I already ordered) so I didn't worry about it then. I didn't hear the grinding during the test drives, but thinking about it now.... kind of makes sense. Perhaps it curb-crashed at some point, because these shouldn't be going out this early. I'm going to take it the Ford dealer for a transmission flush, so I'll see if they can check the cv joints for me. If the joints are bad, I'll replace them myself. Just kind of sucks because I bought this car to replace my dying truck.... hopefully this doesn't become one headache after another again. Edited March 24, 2017 by HoneyDutch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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