Engine noise and vibration in Drive
- Symptoms
- Rattle or vibration with the gear in D, worse at idle
- Likely cause
- Timing chain tensioner, as found in the owner thread.
- Fix
- Have the timing chain and tensioner checked by a Toyota workshop.
- Applies to
- All
- Confidence
- low
Sources
Related problems on this car
- A/C cuts out while driving
- Radiator fan does not run: fan controller failure
- 1.3 needs throttle to start when cold
- XLi engine noisy above 3,000 rpm
Similar problems on other cars
- Timing chain rattle at idle · Toyota Vitz (1st gen)
- Blocked catalytic converter · Toyota Passo (1st gen)
- A/C load: idle vibration & poor pick-up with A/C on · Toyota Passo (1st gen)
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