1998 Honda Civic Shaking 45 to 55 mph

1998 HONDA CIVIC
112,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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WHIRLIES2010
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My Civic shakes when I'm going between 45 and 55 mph. If I put it in neutral and take my foot off the accelerator, it still shakes. The car isn't pulling to the left or right so I don't think it's alignment. When I push down on the fenders, it doesn't bounce,so I don't want to spend $1200 on struts for a car that's only worth $3000 and find out that wasn't it. Any ideas?

Mark
Apr 17, 2010 at 5:58 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi Whirlies2010,

Symptoms indicates either the wheels are out of balance or you have bad tires or wheel rims.

Get the tires and rim checked and balanced.
Apr 18, 2010 at 3:02 PM
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