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My Car Vibrates With AC On by gift53(f): 8:23am On Jul 06, 2021
I have a Toyota Camry (Muscle) and it vibrates when the is AC on. It gets worse when I use the break.

I have given the car to a mechanic, he did somethings I don't know, collected money but the issue was never fixed.

Please what could be the cause of this?
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by drightguy(m): 8:33am On Jul 06, 2021
Why not look out for your engine seatings. When the AC is on, the engine spins more thereby making the vibration to be noticed more.

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by Promzy99: 8:58am On Jul 06, 2021
Am nt a mechanic bt 4rm my experience as an auto_mobile electrician, I cn point out 2 tins dat cud b wrong wit ur car. 1) ur car may be having a mis_firing issue. Have ur mechanic check ur coils, coil plugs nd nozzles. He cn use a gud scanner 2 save stress nd time. 2) check ur RPM. If u hv a low RPM thatz below 10000 Or 15000 dependin on hw strong ur engine is, it cud also cause such problem. U shd nt over_look ur engine sittings too. Bt I doubt dey cud b d cause.

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by Cokahot: 9:04am On Jul 06, 2021
Engine seater don break,so when compressor picks it tilts the engine a bit and when u apply brake the engine tilts a bit. Engine seater bad.u will hear a knocking sound when slowing down,turning at a curve,esp with ac on. Happened to me b4 I knew it,diff mechanics have drained me. Scanner was used but problem still persistent

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by chillex8(m): 10:50am On Jul 06, 2021
Confirm if you have a manual compressor or automatic compressor.

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by diportivo: 9:00pm On Jul 06, 2021
the kind mecho dem wey full this thread ehn lipsrsealed

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by Tomygins: 9:38pm On Jul 06, 2021
Cokahot:
Engine seater don break,so when compressor picks it tilts the engine a bit and when u apply brake the engine tilts a bit. Engine seater bad.u will hear a knocking sound when slowing down,turning at a curve,esp with ac on. Happened to me b4 I knew it,diff mechanics have drained me. Scanner was used but problem still persistent. If its manual compressor pressor den forget.
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by israel2563(m): 5:42am On Jul 07, 2021
You have a manual compressor….there’s nothing you can do bro

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by Aanumi16: 1:59pm On Jul 07, 2021
Promzy99:
Am nt a mechanic bt 4rm my experience as an auto_mobile electrician, I cn point out 2 tins dat cud b wrong wit ur car. 1) ur car may be having a mis_firing issue. Have ur mechanic check ur coils, coil plugs nd nozzles. He cn use a gud scanner 2 save stress nd time. 2) check ur RPM. If u hv a low RPM thatz below 10000 Or 15000 dependin on hw strong ur engine is, it cud also cause such problem. U shd nt over_look ur engine sittings too. Bt I doubt dey cud b d cause.

Oga how can a car RPM be 1000 or 1500 at idle?
Kilode...

@op since the vibration only occurs when AC is ON, I guess you have a manual compressor that's drags down your engine, I used to experience this when I had peoguot compressor but since I changed to "Big for nothing", it has been working fine for close to two years now with minimal vibration and rpm is between 650 - 750 at idle with AC on.

Don't allow any kazeem adjust your RPM

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by Promzy99: 5:16pm On Jul 07, 2021
Aanumi16:


Oga how can a car RPM be 1000 or 1500 at idle?
Kilode...

@op since the vibration only occurs when AC is ON, I guess you have a manual compressor that's drags down your engine, I used to experience this when I had peoguot compressor but since I changed to "Big for nothing", it has been working fine for close to two years now with minimal vibration and rpm is between 650 - 750 at idle with AC on.

Don't allow any kazeem adjust your RPM


While u maybe correct with ur own xperience, read again my explanation. I stated clearly dat d RPM Could be regulated dpendin on d engine's conditions. I hv seen vehicles raised to 2*1000rpm at idle, so dt whn u put on ur AC it wud settle at 1*1000rpm or less. We r tryin 2 solve a problem nd nt arguing. Thanks!

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by HEAVEN4444: 5:27pm On Jul 07, 2021
gift53:
I have a Toyota Camry (Muscle) and it vibrates when the is AC on. It gets worse when I use the break.

I have given the car to a mechanic, he did somethings I don't know, collected money but the issue was never fixed.

Please what could be the cause of this?
engine mount is broken. or maybe ignition coil problems.
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by gift53(f): 1:25pm On Jul 08, 2021
Thanks everyone for your replies. Will take it to the mechanic to check engine seat.
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by gift53(f): 1:26pm On Jul 08, 2021
Please whatndoes this alarm mean

Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by Kirkman: 3:23pm On Jul 08, 2021
gift53:
Please whatndoes this alarm mean
The first sign is a low tire pressure warning sign and the 2nd sign is a check engine warning sign that needs to be checked as soon as possible with a very good diagnostic scanner to pull out the codes. Don't allow your mechanic do a guess work without first scanning that vehicle to know what exactly is wrong with the vehicle and where the problem is coming from.
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by eherbal(m): 8:59pm On Jul 08, 2021
diportivo:
the kind mecho dem wey full this thread ehn lipsrsealed
dem try grin
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by AutoMoTech(m): 2:50pm On Jul 09, 2021
diportivo:
the kind mecho dem wey full this thread ehn lipsrsealed
i swear my oga... i don laugh taya grin
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by AutoMoTech(m): 2:54pm On Jul 09, 2021
Aanumi16:


Oga how can a car RPM be 1000 or 1500 at idle?
Kilode...

@op since the vibration only occurs when AC is ON, I guess you have a manual compressor that's drags down your engine, I used to experience this when I had peoguot compressor but since I changed to "Big for nothing", it has been working fine for close to two years now with minimal vibration and rpm is between 650 - 750 at idle with AC on.

Don't allow any kazeem adjust your RPM



correct my guy .. chop knuckle.
the simple issue is the car is most likely fitted with a wrong AC.
the ECU is not compensating enought for the added load (Compressor). when you also apply brake, you load it even more.
they don't know adjusting RPM will only mask the problem and never fix it.
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by abatically(m): 3:06pm On Jul 09, 2021
Promzy99:
While u maybe correct with ur own xperience, read again my explanation. I stated clearly dat d RPM Could be regulated dpendin on d engine's conditions. I hv seen vehicles raised to 2*1000rpm at idle, so dt whn u put on ur AC it wud settle at 1*1000rpm or less. We r tryin 2 solve a problem nd nt arguing. Thanks!

Adjusting the rpm manually does not solve any problems. RPM of modern cars are controlled by the ECU and should not be manually adjusted. Even if u adjust this rpm to 2,000 it still won't stop the vibration when Ac is turned on provide he has changed to manual compressor
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by MARKone(m): 3:46pm On Jul 09, 2021
gift53:
Thanks everyone for your replies. Will take it to the mechanic to check engine seat.

Don't go to mechanic yet, if you have changed battery recently or disconnected your battery, you need to reset the idle, it's a common thing with Camry muscle from 2007, the car will be vibrating. This is how o corrected mine.

Put your car in Park.
Engage the parking brake
Turn the ignition on
Turn it off
Then start
Step on the brake
Put the gear on D
Remove your leg from the brake
Don't disengage the parking brake
Let the car run for 5min.

It should reset your idle, hopefully the car will stop vibrating. It worked for me.

Don't let mechanic adjust the RPM manually o.

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Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by gift53(f): 9:33am On Jul 10, 2021
Kirkman:

The first sign is a low tire pressure warning sign and the 2nd sign is a check engine warning sign that needs to be checked as soon as possible with a very good diagnostic scanner to pull out the codes. Don't allow your mechanic do a guess work without first scanning that vehicle to know what exactly is wrong with the vehicle and where the problem is coming from.

Thanks for this. My mechanic has done a scan and these are the codes he gave me:
PO420
PO113
B2799
B1794
B1790
C278
C1241

Don't even know what to do with these codes.

The alarm disappeared after the scan though and he said I should go and if it reappears, I bring back the car.
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by gift53(f): 9:34am On Jul 10, 2021
MARKone:


Don't go to mechanic yet, if you have changed battery recently or disconnected your battery, you need to reset the idle, it's a common thing with Camry muscle from 2007, the car will be vibrating. This is how o corrected mine.

Put your car in Park.
Engage the parking brake
Turn the ignition on
Turn it off
Then start
Step on the brake
Put the gear on D
Remove your leg from the brake
Don't disengage the parking brake
Let the car run for 5min.

It should reset your idle, hopefully the car will stop vibrating. It worked for me.

Don't let mechanic adjust the RPM manually o.

Thanks, I didn't change battery. Infact the car was bought just 2 months ago (tokunbo) and I noticed the vibration when I drove it. It's my first car and I don't really know some of things to check in the car and I don't want mechanics to exploit me.

I will try this today and hope it fixes it.
Re: My Car Vibrates With AC On by Kirkman: 10:05am On Jul 10, 2021
gift53:


Thanks for this. My mechanic has done a scan and these are the codes he gave me:
PO420
PO113
B2799
B1794
B1790
C278
C1241

Don't even know what to do with these codes.

The alarm disappeared after the scan though and he said I should go and if it reappears, I bring back the car.

Those codes will definitely re-appear and you can Google the codes to have an idea of what each problem means.

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