I wanted to throw this one out there and see what others think. I have a FWD 4cyl camry which when the accelerator is pressed, it makes a droning sound inside the cabin (i.e. a low frequency constant vibration of the chassis often associated with bad tires). When you let off the throttle, the droning goes away. Hit the throttle and it comes back. Secondly, when I come to a stop at a traffic light, sometimes I get a faint jerk. I don't know if is the engine or the transmission, but I occassionally feel the slightest jerk (most passengers would never notice it, even if I stated right afterwards "did you feel that?"). Lastly, if I have the vehicle in neutral, and I turn on the A/C, the car will vibrate a bit. My current thoughts are that this has to be the rear engine mount. Why the rear...because I already replaced the front. It actually made it worse, which makes me think that the new one is fighting the older worn out one. Therefore, as the throttle is pressed, the engine will be torqued onto the rear engine mount. I plan to rotate the tires here shortly, to see if it moves to the back. However chassis vibration is very difficult to determine, since it manifests itself throughout the vehicle. Am I wasting my time with the mount or is there any other components that might exhibit this symptom?
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18 years ago