TCH Drive train rumble, anyone?

[rtb3rd]

Hi folks. Been 7 months and 12,000 miles now, and I continue to love this car. Not just the mileage, but the whole enchilada - just a great ride.

BUT: I notice a low grade, rather soft, resonant "rumble", not very loud, hear it more than feel it, at any speed between 40-70 mph when I am not accelerating, but not coasting. It's when I'm using just enough gas pedal to maintain vehicle speed on a level highway. As soon as I let off the gas, it's gone. As soon as I get on the gas, it's gone. It's most noticeable at 45-50 mph. I can't say it's really a vibration, but just more of a nuisance. My wife can't hear it (but she thinks I'm partly nutly about stuff like this anyway), and I can't say if it was there from day one or not.

And I am NOT talking about the slight vibration when the gas engine kicks in. This is continuous at the speeds I mentioned.

Got a road trip to Florida (from PA) coming up in December, so I'll at least wait until after that to let the dealer also try to tell me I'm nuts. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

[LOL TCH]

When I want to charge the battery, I shoot for this vibration/rumble feel. It causes the battery to charge to a higher level than it would normally would want to. It almost feels like the engine is lugging though I doubt it is. I've been doing this for quite a while and it always works. Just another trick I found. -Ed

[KTMike]

I haven't heard anything like that, but then we only have 350 miles on it. I'm getting used to the engine starting and stopping without direct input from me. Kind of weird, at first, but I love the quiet operation of the car, overall.

Good luck with your issue. I'll keep it in mind and if ours starts doing it, I'll chime back in.

-- mike

[LOL TCH]

There's nothing wrong with the engine. It's that rumble that helps get the car into "overdrive". -Ed