Car Shaking Badly

1994 MERCURY MARQUIS
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MONTALVO_SAMANTHA
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i have a mercury grand marquis and my car shakes everytime i hit 45mph or higher. An i have alot of pressure in my gas tank. While i am driving it also smells like gas fuel and burning plastic. What could this be?
Apr 4, 2011 at 4:07 PM
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FIXITMR
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describe the shaking? and when you say pressure, do you actually mean suction/vacuum? you may have a fuel leak, and maybe something got caught up in your catalytic converter and burns when you drive it?
Apr 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM
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MONTALVO_SAMANTHA
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By the shakin it feels like there is a loose tire but thats not what it is .. and the pressure sounds like a leaking tire ....
Apr 4, 2011 at 7:13 PM
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FIXITMR
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can you feel shake in steering wheel? and i assume the pressure you are referring to is when you open gas cap?
Apr 4, 2011 at 7:54 PM