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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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Does anyone know what could be causing my 01 IS300 vibrate when i let off the gas pedal when im doing about 65 or faster. Also when im doing about 80 to 100 my car seems to vibrate im wondering if its my tires needing to be rebalanced or is there something common for this issue? fyi i have the stock 17s on it. thanks for your input
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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mine was like that as well, got wheels and its fine now. But i think it was the balance of the wheel that was off. does it vibrate when u brake? if not then its the wheels/tires/balance of the wheels
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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if it is affected while you brake, you want to check your brake and rotors. if it is just while you're driving, i suggest you first go to a shop and ask for them to mount and balance your wheels and get a 4 wheel alignment. if the alignment fails, they'll know why and what to do. if it passes, you should be good to go
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 01:43 AM
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yea its not when i brake only when i decelerate at higher speeds as just letting off the pedal and also when im doing around 80 to 100 but yea il take it in and see if that fixes the problem. thanks for the input.
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 05:37 AM
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check motor mounts aswell even though these dont go to often
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 06:41 AM
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you shouldn't be driving that fast anyways, har har har
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Old Nov 8, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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any updates i have the same problem thanks
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 09:21 AM
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There are several possibilities

1. Tires need to be rebalanced
2. Tires are cupped and need to be replaced
3. Warped brake rotors - typically would only notice when braking
4. Potentially bad wheel bearings
5. Possible bad suspension components - tie rod, ends, etc.
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