2000 Mercury Marquis shimmy

2000 MERCURY MARQUIS
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Suspension problem
2000 Mercury Marquis V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

car shimmies at 40mph only sometimes goes away but comes back sometimes it comes and goes
only at 40mph cruse at 40 it shimmies over 40mph
goes away under 40mph goes away but sometimes
it is gone at 40mph this is not a constant problem
there is no noise typical of a universal joint .
this is driving me nuts can not pin point the problem
May 19, 2010 at 11:51 PM
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Does it happen when you are cruising and accelerating?

If you let off the gas, does it stop?

Is it felt in the steering wheel or does it feel more like from the rear?

Did you check the ujoints? Front end steering parts? wheel balance?
May 20, 2010 at 12:13 AM
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