sounds almost exactly like what i experienced 2 years ago @ 75k miles.
was driving down the highway and noticed a weird noise. seemed to only occur when i slowed down to right around 2k. it also felt as if my car was slightly shuddering...
i was in dallas at the time. parked at a hotel and when i went to reverse, heard a horrid "BANG/CLUNK" noise. turned it off, checked it out. nothing loose or dangling.
i didn't have any problems driving it to the shop (~15 miles). took a few hours for them to replace the engine mount.
drove it back to maryland and haven't had any issues from it (2 yrs / 20k miles.)
the mount itself was slightly cracked and the rubber material was quite deteriorated. surprised i didn't notice it before it got to that point but i guess it just reached a specific point before it became "really" noticeable.
'01 base + tip. total cost to replace at the shop was $314.
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Originally Posted by tonycarreon
was driving back to the hotel this afternoon and all of a sudden, i hear this rumbling sound. i slowed down and it seemed to get a little worse. i sped up and it seemed to go away. after pulling off the interstate, it came back when i slowed down.
back at the hotel i park and everything seems fine. i push the accelerator and it felt like my seat started vibrating. anyway, between 1200 - 2000 RPM there's quite the vibration ( sitting still, not driving ). i'm thinking engine mount. under 1200 / just idling no noise / vibration. over 2000, just fine.
i like dallas, but i was planning to start my drive back home tomorrow.
01' Base Tip w/ 75k miles.
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and this is my next shot at getting that resolved. Hope it helps and if it doesnt I am certain it will shift smoother. 
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