Vibrates @ stop in drive...

'95 Escort, Automatic.
When I come to a stop with the car in Drive, it will vibrate noticeably, but when you flip it into Neutral it goes away and idles fine.

Vacuum or Sensor???

it is probably a vacuum line. At least that is what I have experienced in the past. If the check engine light is on then start looking at a sensor.

my '99 automatic escort tends to vibrate alot in drive but is fine for the most part once its in park. would this be the same kinda problem?

If the engin light is on and the vheical has more than 120,000 miles chech the O2 senseror.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the concern you have is probably normal. The 4-cylinder engine in the escort is known to have a bad vibration, especially felt in the steering wheel at a hot idle in drive and worse with the a/c on. The good news is that the little cars run forever if you keep up on your scheduled maintenance.

Yeppers tough lil motor.they will run an run !!!!

yah my '94 auto deffinetely does the same thing..vibration is pretty bad but yah its normal..annoying but normal

MY 1998 FORD ESCORT WITH 150,000 MILES DOES THE SAME SHAKING MOVEMENT BUT IT GOT WORST THE PAST 2 YEARS WHATS UP WITH THAT

Possibly motor mount defect, maybe?

I agree with Jesusjeep19. It could possibly be a motor mount. My girlfriend's car begins to vibrate at the light sometime after the car has warmed up. Not TOO bad, but the culprit was a bad motor mount.

Another vote for engine mounts here.  Could also be the 90 degree vacum elbow that goes from PCV valve to intake, they tend to swell and deteriorate from oil.

I'm experiencing the same thing with my 97 Escort.  The car has salvaged title as it had front end damage before I aquired it.  It was all repaired and repainted but you can see where they've done work.   I bought the car used and for a few months never experienced any issues then all the sudden I put the car in reverse and it shudders terribly. Once I shift the auto transmission back to drive it stops.  But a few years later, the shudder happens more frequently.  When I'm at a stop with the car in drive but brakes applied, the idle varies and goes from a high shudder to a medium vibrating sensation and then it stops once I get going again.  I had my family mechanic take a look at it and he indicated that the motor mounts are either broken or cracked and in need of replacement. But he wasn't 100% convinced that was the culprit without replacing them straight away.  Are these symptoms sounding familar?  I'm reluctant to replace them if that's not the problem.  Any suggestions? 

pretty normal for the automatics to vibrate, you might check your motor mouts on the side of the engine, as far as a drivability concern, if the check engine light isn't on i wouldn't worry

I own a '98 Escort SE, which just overcame this same problem. The huge vibration came from a bad motor mount, located in the front of the compartment. The rubber just gets old and the hydraulic fluid leaks out, causing the rattle. Easy repair, except because of Syracuse weather, the bolt had rusted right to the nut and we ended up hust cutting the entire assembly. Quick and easy solution to the vibration. Hope this helps.

-Rob

Just to let every one know,my wife has worn out 3 escorts,2 station wagons and now the recent one is a 1998 sport. 2.0 cross fire. the problem seems to me if there was some way to increase the rpm just .025 at idle it would elemenate the rough part.I have set at a light and experiemented with the throttle and found if that were possible it could be fixed.    Apachejim.
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