97 engine/tran shaking at 60mph

dirtybird · Apr 24th, 2005, 08:46 AM

Our 97 pathfinder shakes violently occasionally at about 60mph. I can feel it mainly thru the steering wheel. It feels like I am shooting a machine gun. I can take my foot off the accelerator and it goes away. It olny happens 2 or 3 times a day. ANy ideas?

THanks

VG30 bulletproof · Apr 25th, 2005, 12:32 PM

sounds like torque converter shudder to me. Next time kick it down into a lower gear and see if it goes away. If it does, it's probably the converter.$$$