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[wxmcpo]

Took my 2012 5.0 to the dealership today for what I assumed was brake issues. They couldn't replicate the noise that I reported and showed them a7 video of. Car still had a vibration as soon as it hit 35 mph (not a real bad vibration, just slight). They put it on the lift and initially they said it could be the rear differential. Then came back and said it was probably the transmission mounts were compressed putting the drive shaft at a slight angle and that was the cause of the vibration. They gave me a quote of $1600 to replace the transmission mounts. I left without getting anything done. Car only has 72700 miles on it. I've never had a vehicle have transmission mount issues. What do you guys think?

 

[EdP]

Took my 2012 5.0 to the dealership today for what I assumed was brake issues. They couldn't replicate the noise that I reported and showed them a7 video of. Car still had a vibration as soon as it hit 35 mph (not a real bad vibration, just slight). They put it on the lift and initially they said it could be the rear differential. Then came back and said it was probably the transmission mounts were compressed putting the drive shaft at a slight angle and that was the cause of the vibration. They gave me a quote of $1600 to replace the transmission mounts. I left without getting anything done. Car only has 72700 miles on it. I've never had a vehicle have transmission mount issues. What do you guys think?

One concern, they said "probably". For 1600 I'd want a "definitely" on that.
Not many miles but it does have 11 years of holding the weight and climate may be a factor.

I'd go to a transmission shop and ask them about it.

 

[wxmcpo]

One concern, they said "probably". For 1600 I'd want a "definitely" on that.
Not many miles but it does have 11 years of holding the weight and climate may be a factor.

I'd go to a transmission shop and ask them about it.

Yeah that's why I left without getting any work done. I took the car in because it was making a noise from the passenger side tire. They couldn't replicate it so they started looking for other things. Next thing I know they're talking to me about my rear differential and the the transmission mounts. I think they were grasping at anything they thought might be making the vibration that they did feel during the test drive. I don't think they took the wheel off to actually inspect the brakes though.

 

[jep604]

The one thing I have noticed after owning my Genesis is that tire wear plays a major factor. I am on my 5th set of tires at 199K+(just had this set replaced Oct 2022). If I don't have them rotated every 9-10K miles, I will pick up a vibration between 35-55 mph which drives me crazy. I will tolerate it for a while then order new tires. I am on my 3rd set of Continentals which seem to offer a better ride than the Michelins. Brakes are original.