MasterKraft
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Hello:
I have a 2000 Park Avenue that was gifted to my wife and me by her grandparents. For the last 12 years the car has sat for 6 months of each year while they were in Florida. We started driving the car full time about 2 years ago. Since then we've had to change the transmission (which was going bad when get got it) and the tie rods both done about 1 year ago. I haven't done any other maintenance to it other than regular oil changes and fluid fill ups. About 2 months ago while driving it home from work, about 20 miles into driving and hitting a noticeable "bump" on a Michigan highway the car started shaking. Shaking to the point I was nervous to keep driving it on the highway. Since then the shake has come and gone VERY randomly. I don't feel it in the brakes or see or feel it in the steering wheel. We just had the wheels balanced and didn't see any change. We could drive 50 miles and multiple trips and have no shake at all and then out of nowhere it will start shaking, a little at first and then it gets worse and worse until it makes you feel like you are driving something that's going to fall apart. Sometimes you can keep driving at the same speed and it will go away. Sometimes you only feel it at 50 mph or faster but other times you can feel it at 25 mph. My dad thought it might have been spark plugs and wires but I've replaced those and didn't notice any change. One thing to note, we have never had it shake from driving the car cold. It has always taken a few minutes of driving before it starts.
I should note too that I don't hear any squeaks or squeals and the shake doesn't change when turning.
Ideas?
I have a 2000 Park Avenue that was gifted to my wife and me by her grandparents. For the last 12 years the car has sat for 6 months of each year while they were in Florida. We started driving the car full time about 2 years ago. Since then we've had to change the transmission (which was going bad when get got it) and the tie rods both done about 1 year ago. I haven't done any other maintenance to it other than regular oil changes and fluid fill ups. About 2 months ago while driving it home from work, about 20 miles into driving and hitting a noticeable "bump" on a Michigan highway the car started shaking. Shaking to the point I was nervous to keep driving it on the highway. Since then the shake has come and gone VERY randomly. I don't feel it in the brakes or see or feel it in the steering wheel. We just had the wheels balanced and didn't see any change. We could drive 50 miles and multiple trips and have no shake at all and then out of nowhere it will start shaking, a little at first and then it gets worse and worse until it makes you feel like you are driving something that's going to fall apart. Sometimes you can keep driving at the same speed and it will go away. Sometimes you only feel it at 50 mph or faster but other times you can feel it at 25 mph. My dad thought it might have been spark plugs and wires but I've replaced those and didn't notice any change. One thing to note, we have never had it shake from driving the car cold. It has always taken a few minutes of driving before it starts.
I should note too that I don't hear any squeaks or squeals and the shake doesn't change when turning.
Ideas?
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