# An ominous jiggling

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-ominous-jiggling/13013>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 18, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-ominous-jiggling/13013 "2008-04-18T02:28:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![honigc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@honigc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/honigc)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-ominous-jiggling/13013/1 "2008-04-18T02:28:35Z")

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Hi all,  
  
  
  
 I have a 95 Honda Accord in good mechanical shape. Just took it in for an oil change not two days ago. The courtesy check said all was fine. I then took a long drive (500 miles). Now I notice as I’m accelerating from a full stop (say, at a stoplight) that the car seems to be bouncing or jiggling as it speeds up - the kind of feeling you’d get when you’re driving on a bridge with an 18 wheeler passing you. I can see it by looking at the steering wheel, which rattles around (and veers to the right)if I take my hands off it. I don’t hear any audible sounds - i.e. knocking, grinding, etc., and the sensation seems to disappear once the car picks up more speed. Any ideas what this might be? I’m almost afraid to ask.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-ominous-jiggling/13013/2 "2008-04-18T02:34:25Z")

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It could be as simple as the engine misfiring because of a clogged fuel filter.

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**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-ominous-jiggling/13013/3 "2008-04-18T02:48:25Z")

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Check your tyres, did you clip any kerbs recently ?

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-ominous-jiggling/13013/4 "2008-04-18T02:54:59Z")

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I think I would check the transmission fluid. Sounds like it might be a shudder in the torque converter.