2007 Honda CRV Intermittent washboard noise when driving

ARIAL

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2007 HONDA CRV
6 CYL
AWD
AUTOMATIC
74,000 MILES

I have been having some issues with my 2007 Honda CRV. When driving along, ( and this is intermittent ) all of a sudden it feels like I am driving over a washboard. If I lift my foot off the accelerator, it stops. Then it seems to drive normally, only to do this again sometime later. If I leave my foot on the accelerator when this happens, it really seems to make it worse and it feels like I am driving on a rumble strip. My tires are only a year old and have less than 10,000 miles on them. And this happens on nice smooth roads too.
Had a local mechanic check it out and he seemed to think nothing was wrong. He even drove it. It must not have acted up then. I am stumped and worried something serious may be going on. Can you shed any light?

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

MECHANIC
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This is a tough one not being there. Tell me, when you feel it, do you notice it more in the steering or the floor / seat of the vehicle?

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Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 AT 7:11 PM

ARIAL

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That's a had one. To me it seems more from the steering or tires than the floor or seat. But I can't be really sure. The fact that it is intermittent really bugs me. Again, the nearest I can describe it is that it feels like a washboard when it does this. Sorry I can't be more specific than that. Can you give me your best guess on what it might be if it were from the steering/tires. And what it might be if it is from the floor/seat. That way I have a few directions to go upon.
Also, would you recommend that it go to a dealer rather than a local mechanic. Perhaps dealers might have more of an idea, especially if they have had other CRV's act this same way.