Q: Loud vibration

asked by on October 19, 2016

When stopped at a red light or stop sign, my car makes a loud vibrating noise. Sounds like it's coming from the dash but if I turn the steering wheel slightly left or right, it stops. It only does this in drive when sitting. What could this be?

My car has 113000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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