2015 Camry Hybrid XLE with 178931 miles on it. Have had the car for about 2 years. I do gig work like DoorDash and Instacart so I do drive a lot. Get oil changes when needed. The roads that I drive are mixed in terms of being good and bad. Some are pretty bumpy. Lately when I’m sitting idle, the car will switch to gas and it slightly frightens me. Sounds like my car is about to die violently although it gradually gets quieter. The car will rock a little bit too which causes the gear shift to shake a little bit like it’s about to switch to reverse. Has a loud vibrating noise but starts to weaken once it gets closer to switching to the battery. When im actually driving, the noise is kinda loud but not as much as when in idle.
I know I drive a lot so the car is bound to weaken eventually. I posted in the hybrid subreddit and somebody said it was likely a failed or bad engine mount which sounds right when I look up the symptoms.
I’ve been looking up the pricing on the replacement costs but getting mixed results from $400 to $1100. What’s a reasonable price to be expected and would my car be safe to drive to whatever shop I take it to? I don’t want to do more damage to the car.
Looking at the insulator parts here it seems, the $400 to $1100 is reasonable
Looks like there’s nine mounts so I’d clarify what are being replaced. I don’t know what the moving control rods are. But there’s four insulators which I’d guess are for the vibration.
Under each image is a drawing, tap that and you’ll see all the parts that are used and give you a better idea what the costs are.
Shops in my area charge $130/hr so $400 would cover at most two mounts