vibration felt only in the gas pedal at specific rpm
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vibration felt only in the gas pedal at specific rpm
2013 XK conv, less than 6k miles, have had it about 2 months. I feel a vibration right at ~1800 rpm but only in the gas pedal. Speed independent as it is there in all gears. Can't feel it anywhere else - steering wheel, dash, door, tunnel, etc. No other symptoms and the car was serviced in early Feb with a clean bill of health. Don't know if it is an issue, just puzzling.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Malt (03-20-2017)
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EVERYTHING in the world has resonance/vibration. you just noticed it so before you make yourself mad(in the head) don't think something like that is a problem. I cannot count how many times a customer notices something and complains that its a problem. I spend lots of time only to find it normal to which Ive wasted lots of time for nothing just to confirm a question/concern.
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Queen and Country (05-05-2017)
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Brutal, I do agree with you, but I can say on my car that this is extremely abnormal vibration. If it was present for a longer period of time I am sure it would cause some pain. It is very pronounced.
Having owned numerous cars plus the fact that I drive different rental cars probably 20 times per year I can safely say that this XK is the only car I have ever felt a noticeable vibration transfer through the accelerator pedal. I am not looking for it, typically I forget it is there mostly because I am a leadfoot. My normal style of driving is such that I blast past that moment, it is when I am driving like a grandma that I notice it the most.
Having owned numerous cars plus the fact that I drive different rental cars probably 20 times per year I can safely say that this XK is the only car I have ever felt a noticeable vibration transfer through the accelerator pedal. I am not looking for it, typically I forget it is there mostly because I am a leadfoot. My normal style of driving is such that I blast past that moment, it is when I am driving like a grandma that I notice it the most.
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Brutal, I do agree with you, but I can say on my car that this is extremely abnormal vibration. If it was present for a longer period of time I am sure it would cause some pain. It is very pronounced.
Having owned numerous cars plus the fact that I drive different rental cars probably 20 times per year I can safely say that this XK is the only car I have ever felt a noticeable vibration transfer through the accelerator pedal. I am not looking for it, typically I forget it is there mostly because I am a leadfoot. My normal style of driving is such that I blast past that moment, it is when I am driving like a grandma that I notice it the most.
Having owned numerous cars plus the fact that I drive different rental cars probably 20 times per year I can safely say that this XK is the only car I have ever felt a noticeable vibration transfer through the accelerator pedal. I am not looking for it, typically I forget it is there mostly because I am a leadfoot. My normal style of driving is such that I blast past that moment, it is when I am driving like a grandma that I notice it the most.
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A neurological foot quiver, brought on by the foot wanting to 'floor it' and the brain trying to avoid a speeding ticket?
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Whoa Whoa, I need you to slow down there hotrod!
We ain't got nuttin' on resolution of this situation up in here.
Got back to the hacienda after a quick trip to the cold mid-West (how do some of you people live in Michigan??? or anywhere cold for that matter) and gave it a quick test.
Testing parameters:
This is as far as I go, I will await it to turn into a full shudder of the entire car before I address any further I suppose. Maybe I should install a comfort memory foam gel cover to my accelerator to dampen the problem.
We ain't got nuttin' on resolution of this situation up in here.
Got back to the hacienda after a quick trip to the cold mid-West (how do some of you people live in Michigan??? or anywhere cold for that matter) and gave it a quick test.
Testing parameters:
- Car in Park, rev'd engine past offending RPM around 1800, there was no "harmonic distortion" transferred through my sensitive foot.
- Slow acceleration in Drive, very apparent in every gear at same offending RPM, very unpleasant I might add.
- Fast acceleration, either it wasn't present or I was just having too much fun to notice. Plus the shifts occurred at a higher interval than 1800 once I was past 1st gear. Then I was off to the races and there was no looking back.
This is as far as I go, I will await it to turn into a full shudder of the entire car before I address any further I suppose. Maybe I should install a comfort memory foam gel cover to my accelerator to dampen the problem.
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EVERYTHING in the world has resonance/vibration. you just noticed it so before you make yourself mad(in the head) don't think something like that is a problem. I cannot count how many times a customer notices something and complains that its a problem. I spend lots of time only to find it normal to which Ive wasted lots of time for nothing just to confirm a question/concern.
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I had the issue in my 08 XK vert. I only noticed it in my accelerator foot (right foot) between 1300 and 1600 rpm. My then service manager at the Jaguar dealership noticed as well. the conclusion was that it was normal. Anyway, there were no other symptoms or ill effects from it. I have never had the same thing on either of the 5.0L verts.
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OK, so had the cat in to the Doc and the diagnosis was that the vibration is an issue with the torque converter / transmission hunting gears. Transmission had to be warm for it to show and it threw no codes. So first solution was to reload the software for that module, they thought it could be a SW glitch that confused the computer just at that particular rpm. That fix has made it almost go away; if I had not been sensitive to the prior condition I think I wouldn't have noticed it. Or maybe it is my foot playing tricks with me - phantom vibrations. So we'll see how it holds up. Next fix would be torque converter replacement.
They have had this sort of issue come in before but usually much worse. Leads to some torque converter or tranny repair.
So based on this experience, I pulled the trigger on the extended warranty since the factory warranty is up this month.
They have had this sort of issue come in before but usually much worse. Leads to some torque converter or tranny repair.
So based on this experience, I pulled the trigger on the extended warranty since the factory warranty is up this month.
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EVERYTHING in the world has resonance/vibration. you just noticed it so before you make yourself mad(in the head) don't think something like that is a problem. I cannot count how many times a customer notices something and complains that its a problem. I spend lots of time only to find it normal to which Ive wasted lots of time for nothing just to confirm a question/concern.
OK, so had the cat in to the Doc and the diagnosis was that the vibration is an issue with the torque converter / transmission hunting gears. Transmission had to be warm for it to show and it threw no codes. So first solution was to reload the software for that module, they thought it could be a SW glitch that confused the computer just at that particular rpm. That fix has made it almost go away; if I had not been sensitive to the prior condition I think I wouldn't have noticed it. Or maybe it is my foot playing tricks with me - phantom vibrations. So we'll see how it holds up. Next fix would be torque converter replacement.
They have had this sort of issue come in before but usually much worse. Leads to some torque converter or tranny repair.
So based on this experience, I pulled the trigger on the extended warranty since the factory warranty is up this month.
They have had this sort of issue come in before but usually much worse. Leads to some torque converter or tranny repair.
So based on this experience, I pulled the trigger on the extended warranty since the factory warranty is up this month.