# Vibration on slow turns

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-on-slow-turns/44283>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** forester, vibration, subaru\
**Created:** [February 11, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-on-slow-turns/44283 "2010-02-11T17:46:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mass\_Forester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@Mass\_Forester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mass_Forester)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-on-slow-turns/44283/1 "2010-02-11T17:46:36Z")

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When making full turns, going slowly from stopped position. Car has vibration and rumbling. This occurs in either direction. Example pulling in or out of a parking space. I was told that it could be the tires. Anything more than that? It is a 2005 Subaru Forester auto transmission and no other problems, that I am aware of.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-on-slow-turns/44283/2 "2010-02-12T02:19:10Z")

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Judging from your post you MAY have a worn wheel bearing.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-on-slow-turns/44283/3 "2010-02-12T13:13:38Z")

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This could also be a case of a failing viscous coupler.

Has the car ever been run with mis-matched tires?  
Has the car ever been run with the donut spare in place without the FWD fuse being inserted, as per the Owner’s Manual?

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-on-slow-turns/44283/4 "2010-02-12T14:04:48Z")

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It could be just the power steering pump kicking back from you holding the wheel so far left or right that you are trying to force the steering past the bump stops. Once you get the steering wheel as far as it goes release the pressure on it and see if that helps.

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**Author:** ![nobodywouldchoosethi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@nobodywouldchoosethi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nobodywouldchoosethi)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-on-slow-turns/44283/5 "2010-04-22T15:54:53Z")

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My 2004 Forested had this problem. It seems to have been cured with a transmission/transfer case fluid change.