I bought a 2001 Camaro SS in march. And today when I was on the highway I took it up to 80mph. When I hit 75 and over, the whole car shakes BADLY. Any suggestions, for what could be causing it to shake.

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2001 Camaro SS - Pewter Metallic
No Mods, YET.

[This message has been edited by SS Thriller (edited June 27, 2002).]

 

what rmp range where you at? dose it start at 75 or dose it get start at a low speed and then get bad? does it do it in park? do you have a 6speed or auto? what does it sound like. where dose it sound like its coming from?

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"Mustang Killer"
Black 2002 Z28 M6 T tops
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SLP BELLOW
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Could be out of balance wheels and or drive shaft. Try getting the wheels balanced first.

Hope this helps

LWM

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it does not start until i cross over 65 and it starts to shake real bad when accelerating up to 75 or higher. And its an auto.



[This message has been edited by SS Thriller (edited June 27, 2002).]

 

Your tires have plenty of air dont they?

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2002 navy blues SS slp air box and dual/dual exhaust 345 hp (a4)12 disk cd changer
SLP SS grille 10spoke chrome rims
T-Tops
best 1/4 mile 13.08(gtech)

 

The tires are fine, they all have 30 psi, but the tread on the two tires in the rear are almost bald and I need to get new ones. Could it be the tires?

 

i would take it in. the dealer has software for this. there are so many areas it could be. and if it is plugs or something that you can do yourself have the dealer see what it is for you. fix yourself.i was looking the the serice manual on this. there are hunders of pages on vibration causes.

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"Mustang Killer"
Black 2002 Z28 M6 T tops
SLP LID
SLP BELLOW
K&N Fillter

 

Furthermore, the front end needs to be aligned because it runs to the right a little.

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2001 Camaro SS - Pewter Metallic
No Mods, YET.

 

where does it come from? it should start somewhere at a low speed and then shake the car, if it was tires. if its in the drive line the whole car will shake and shake more with more speed?

 

It fells like its coming from the front of the car. Between 0-70, it rides very smooth, but when it starts to climb over 70, it gets pretty rough.
This weekend I'm getting the front end aligned for free and new tires from my brother's job. If its still shaking I'll take it to the dealer.

 

It probaly has something to do with the allignment , but i would just take it to the dealer anyway.

 

Thanks for the suggestions

 

Another thing, how many miles does it have , and did u buy it from a dealer?

 

It's your tires. Period. Bald, worn incorrectly tires. Get new tires and an alignment. An alignment that is out will not in itself cause a vibration. What it does to the tires will.

 

i agree, its ur tires period, becuase that happend to me, but once i got my new tires, i hit 153mph, tryin to top my car out, and there was a hell of a difference, i didnt even get much shake, as when i had bald tires lol. tell u the truth i did it twice, and it didnt shake at all, and i dont have any suspension mods at all either.


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1/4 mile performance: 13.581@101.876