Dodge Intrepid vibration

I have a 1994 Dodge Intrepid with a 3.3L engine. It has a vibration,
sounds like it is coming from the front of the car, It seems to only
happen within the first few miles when it is cold and usually at slow to
medium speeds usually going up hill. It sounds and feels like you are
driving over a rumble strip. I have asked several mechanics and no one
seems to know what it is. Please help. The car has 119,000 miles on it.
Does anyone know what this is? Has anyone had a similar problem?

Could be one or both wheel hub bearings going dry. As it starts to go the
grease that may be left in the bearing is warmed up and distributed to all
worn contact surfaces. Noise will grow louder as you put on more miles and
hub bearing continues to wear/dry out. Similar to standard wheel bearings,
but sealed and cannot be serviced (repacked with grease). Hub/bearing
design can vary: sealed bearing might be replaceable or it may be a
hub/bearing unit which will need to be replaced as a unit. Either way job
is about 1.5 to 2 hrs per side. Hope this helps. PS: If it is a CV joint,
you should hear clicking noises while making slow turns.

"murron" > wrote in message
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> I have a 1994 Dodge Intrepid with a 3.3L engine. It has a vibration,
> sounds like it is coming from the front of the car, It seems to only
> happen within the first few miles when it is cold and usually at slow to
> medium speeds usually going up hill. It sounds and feels like you are
> driving over a rumble strip. I have asked several mechanics and no one
> seems to know what it is. Please help. The car has 119,000 miles on it.
> Does anyone know what this is? Has anyone had a similar problem?
>

Could be one or both wheel hub bearings going dry. As it starts to go the
grease that may be left in the bearing is warmed up and distributed to all
worn contact surfaces. Noise will grow louder as you put on more miles and
hub bearing continues to wear/dry out. Similar to standard wheel bearings,
but sealed and cannot be serviced (repacked with grease). Hub/bearing
design can vary: sealed bearing might be replaceable or it may be a
hub/bearing unit which will need to be replaced as a unit. Either way job
is about 1.5 to 2 hrs per side. Hope this helps. PS: If it is a CV joint,
you should hear clicking noises while making slow turns.

"murron" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> I have a 1994 Dodge Intrepid with a 3.3L engine. It has a vibration,
> sounds like it is coming from the front of the car, It seems to only
> happen within the first few miles when it is cold and usually at slow to
> medium speeds usually going up hill. It sounds and feels like you are
> driving over a rumble strip. I have asked several mechanics and no one
> seems to know what it is. Please help. The car has 119,000 miles on it.
> Does anyone know what this is? Has anyone had a similar problem?
>

Thank you for your response. That makes sense. I'll give that a shot.

Thank you for your response. That makes sense. I'll give that a shot.