vibration when accelerating

2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM

74,000 MILES • V6

KENNYB83

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Okay. so, about a week ago while starting to drive and when I pick up speed it feels like my tire is wobbly or like I'm constantly running over something small. I checked my tires but I find no eggs no indentions or anything of the sort, nothing seems loose, but it's not a balance issue. looking to see what would cause this and what I would need to replace to fix this please.

Mar 30, 2022 at 11:53 AM

KASEKENNY

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If this only happens when you are accelerating, then we need to suspect this is a tire issue or a possible runout issue.

So, let's start with this guide and the chart below to look at the tires for wear patterns. I understand that you looked for tread separation, but we need to see if they are wearing oddly.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-car-tires-work

If they are then we need to address that. If not, we need to have them balanced as this sounds like a possible balance issue.

Is there a speed when this goes away? This sounds like a driveshaft issue but clearly this vehicle does not have a driveshaft, so we need to exhaust a tire issue.

Let's run through this and we can go from there.

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Mar 31, 2022 at 4:04 PM

KENNYB83

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I had my boss check it out yesterday evening as I was worried, I was going to ruin something worse. it was a tire issue; the tire was defective after about 3,000 miles it had slipped a belt (honestly not sure what that means anyway) but I got new tires today and it helped it was only one tire, but I got a whole new set and seems fine for now. if it happens again, I'll update. thank you for your time and detailed info.

Mar 31, 2022 at 4:11 PM

KASEKENNY

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That is great info. It did sound like a tire so I am so glad that you found it.

Please let us know if you need other help in the future.

Thanks

Mar 31, 2022 at 6:14 PM