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Prius violent shaking

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Suede1000, May 27, 2022.

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    Driving my Prius when suddenly I feel shuddering , not thinking much of it I keep going . Shortly after maybe 200-300 feet the car starts shaking a lot, so I move and park over . When I start the car it’s shaking start to finish. And won’t stop. Idling or driving out of no where the car is just vibrating a lot to where it’s not even comfortable to drive and just shaking violently. Any ideas of what this can be ? Literally happened out of the blue
     
    #1 Suede1000, May 27, 2022
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    I’ve changed my water pump a few days ago also
     
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    any warning lites? if not, maybe an engine mount
     
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    how many miles on her?
     
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    The mechanic cleared the check Engine light to fix the car before this happened no lights popped up
     
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    if it overheated, you would get a lite
     
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    Yeah it would stop immediately, hoping it’s a motor mount though
     
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    it's not making a loud noise like someone cut the cat out is it?
     
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    Lol not sure but it sounds like a old broken refrigerator , and moves violently to the point you can’t even drive it because it’s shaking you too lol . I was driving all day it happened randomly hasn’t stopped since.
     
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    Did the shaking start before this, or after?
     
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    is there any coolant?
     
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