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2010 Prius engine vibration, broken mount?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by hellocrowley, May 7, 2018.

  1. hellocrowley

    hellocrowley Junior Member

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    Recently we've been hearing strange noise when we hit a bump or drive on uneven road, as if something is loose inside the car. It's not the spare tire, as I've tightened everything in the trunk.

    I came across a video with similar symptoms where the Accord's broken engine mount was caused such noise. So I popped open the hood and notice when the gas engine runs, it vibrates like hell. Video here:


    Is this normal or a sign of a broken engine mount? What else could be causing the noise? The suspension creeks a little when I push the car down but it doesn't sound like the loose noise.
     
  2. hellocrowley

    hellocrowley Junior Member

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    Engine mount was fine. Swaybar arm and bushing was broken and caused the noise. Replacing it at dealer costed me $400, inspection included.
     
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  3. MagnusAG99

    MagnusAG99 Senior Member

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    Glad u found out what it was, first thing i was thinking was blocked off EGR valve, that makes the engine vibrate so bad at low RPM`s u think all ur tires will fall off when u drive on the road.
     
  4. Black Prius

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    Defective spark plug or injector. Some indicator or error is on?