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Hey all, figured this was about the best place to ask since this is about my Kia and not my truck. Have a 2014 optima with 99K on the odometer and while traveling for a funeral a problem popped up. I’m having an intermittent vibration or “shimmy” that I can feel in the floor pan but not in the wheel. Seems to happen once everything is warmed up and only when accelerating. Is worse going up hills but can be felt on flat ground. As soon as you lift off the throttle it stops. Does not seem to be speed dependent as it has happened anywhere from 30 mph up to interstate speeds. I don’t think it’s a tire out of balance since it’s intermittent and not every time I reach a certain speed. Also don’t think tie rod or other steering component as the wheel stays completely steady when it happens. Was leaning towards inner CV joint. Have an appointment tomorrow to have a dealership look at it since it should still have about 800 miles left on the warranty if it is a CV. I asked on the Kia forum and all I got was “the dealership will charge you too much” so I wanted to ask some of the more skilled wrench turners if this sounds like a bad inner CV to them. Thanks in advance.
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