My car is stuttering and shaking

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Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

My guess would be the engine mounts. At that age, the rubber in them is probably disintegrating. A lot of front engine cars will have a mount that goes over or under the radiator to prevent fore/aft rocking. Since that's the way the engine rotates, it can make a lot of noise.

I was under the assumption the engine more or less runs like crap and misfires, but it could be motor mounts. I just replaced both on my buddies wife's Ford Focus...thing shook like a bitch.