Symptom Chart - Driveshaft-Speed Related Vibrations

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: Any assembly that is out of balance will only cause a first order vibration, it will not cause a higher order vibration.

Condition	Possible Sources	Action
First order driveshaft vibration	Driveshaft	REFER to DRIVELINE SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.
	Pinion gear	REFER to DRIVELINE SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.
	Pinion bearing	REFER to DRIVELINE SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.
Second order driveshaft vibration	U-joint	REFER to DRIVELINE SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.
	Output shaft bushing in transmission/transaxle	REFER to AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION - CD4E article, AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION - ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (ECVT) article or MANUAL TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH - GENERAL INFORMATION article.
Third order driveshaft vibration	Axle shaft	REFER to DRIVELINE SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.
	Ring gear	REFER to DRIVELINE SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.