Hi,


got a vibration problem with my 2014 Ford Escape AWD.


The vibration is coming from the rear end.
It's only happening after starting to drive and goes away after 1-2 miles.
Now that's getting colder (up in here in Canada) the vibration is worse than in summer.
The vibration doesn't come back till the car is parked for longer time .e.g. overnight.
Tires are new and balanced but the vibration was there before old and after new tires.


The dealer is useless they said/done everything from dirty rims, unbalanced tires, damage rim -they just didn't listen to the fact it goes away after a few miles.


I'm not an expert but could it have something to do with the rear diff fluid?


Does anyone have an idea what the problem could be? - don't want to take it to a shop and listen to stupid comments.

 

I Just saw you post from a few years back, but not replies. I am having the same issue, and was wondering if you figured out the problem.... Thanks
rzacc

 

A lot will depend on who is going to do the work.

The idea here is to isolate the problem area.. This might be accomplished by disconnecting the rear drive shaft and driving the vehicle with only the front drive shaft working.
If the problem gets less or goes away, you now can concentrate on what was disconnected and check everything involved there.

If the problem was still present, everything that was disconnected is now eliminated..
At this point we now have some idea of what path to pursue.