# Intense gas pedal vibrations at high rpm under load in my 2003 Mitsubishi eclipse spyder gs 2.4L **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** eclipse, mitsubishi\ **Created:** [July 14, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340 "2020-07-14T23:17:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TrevorJBauer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@TrevorJBauer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TrevorJBauer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340/21 "2020-07-16T00:50:45Z")
The compression seems to be okay. I think I’m going to pull it apart again and recheck timing ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340/22 "2020-07-16T01:10:00Z")
Best of luck. Please keep us informed. ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340/23 "2020-07-16T01:30:58Z")
My 2002 2.4L coupe had a 5 speed. ---
**Author:** ![TrevorJBauer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@TrevorJBauer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TrevorJBauer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340/24 "2020-07-16T02:32:46Z")
was it manual? mine is triptronic ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340/25 "2020-07-16T02:33:12Z")
And the OP has an automatic trasmission, what do you think is causing the vibration? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340/26 "2020-07-16T11:53:16Z")
When you did the timing belt, did you also do the belt for the balance shaft ? and properly time it ? ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340/27 "2020-07-16T13:01:47Z")
He said they did: > [@TrevorJBauer](#): > > Yes we replaced both of these. I would like to check them again but my father is adamant that they’re correct and since its a lot of work to get at them I am hesitant to rip the car apart again. This is a head scratcher. IMO, this observation is very concerning- > [@TrevorJBauer](#): > > I’ve also noticed there is a metal grinding noise when I rev up past 2000rpm. It exists only at 2000 rpm and goes away above and below that number. ---
**Author:** ![TrevorJBauer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@TrevorJBauer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TrevorJBauer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340/28 "2020-07-16T21:06:39Z")
This is become such a stressful situation that I may drop it for a while. No mechanics want to take me on since they think it’s a lost cause and I think I just need a rest. Thanks for the help [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intense-gas-pedal-vibrations-at-high-rpm-under-load-in-my-2003-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gs-2-4l/167340.md?page=1)