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Old 10-17-2008, 11:24 PM
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I got a 94 Civic EX and took it for a spin on the highway, and when I hit 60mph the car starts to shake/wobble mildly bad. It only wobbles when I'm pressing the accelerator. I could go up to 80mph and let off the gas and it would coast just fine. What could be wrong?
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alignment...i wouid get it dont asap before your car drifts into the next lane and you take someone out..i dont think its breaks because it only happens while accelerating
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lower ball joints?
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rotors, alighnment, rims, tires. check all those

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do you hear noises?...could be your driveshaft as well.
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No noises when the wobbling/shaking starts.
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Default Re: Wobble at 60mph+ when pressing the accelerator. (ace10414)

My 98 CX was doing the same thing...wheel alignment helped, then new pads/rotors fixed it.
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Check your rims and make sure there are no dents. I had the same problem.. It ended up being my passenger rim. WHEEL BALANCE
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yep, check your wheels, tires, alignment, rotors.
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You have a bad axle....end of story.
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bad axle is the most common issue with what your having. i had this but only at 35 not 60
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Thanks for all the help. I took my car to a Honda specialist and he took it for a spin and his best guess was the axle as well. Lucky for me one of my friends opted to give me a free axle!

Probably should have mentioned my car was lowered as well... :/
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get it lined up thats what mine was
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i say bent rims... my dad's 2002 tacoma does the same thing on the highway because the rear rims are outta round
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Adam !!!!!

you know what it is get some freaking axles!!!!!!

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Civic_07 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do you hear noises?...could be your driveshaft as well.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yea it was his drive train.
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