Car pulls to the right under light acceleration automatic
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Car pulls to the left under light acceleration automatic
Just noticed this happening and my daughter said it was doing it before I replaced struts as well.
Straight line acceleration light/medium throttle in between 3rd and 4th around 2200 rpms. It goes straight when shifting into each gear but after its shifts into 3rd a couple seconds afterwards before it goes into 4th the front of the car pulls noticeably to the left. I could understand it doing it right at shift point for torque steer feeling but not after its already shifted unless something is slipping some and grabbing again but hard to tell.
Its really noticeable if doing 65 mph on a long sweeping right hand curve the car wants to pull to the left if giving it a little bit of throttle through the turn.
Any ideas? It really doesnt bother me a lot but my daughter said it kinda scared her once as car was trying to pull the other way when going fast around a curve.
Straight line acceleration light/medium throttle in between 3rd and 4th around 2200 rpms. It goes straight when shifting into each gear but after its shifts into 3rd a couple seconds afterwards before it goes into 4th the front of the car pulls noticeably to the left. I could understand it doing it right at shift point for torque steer feeling but not after its already shifted unless something is slipping some and grabbing again but hard to tell.
Its really noticeable if doing 65 mph on a long sweeping right hand curve the car wants to pull to the left if giving it a little bit of throttle through the turn.
Any ideas? It really doesnt bother me a lot but my daughter said it kinda scared her once as car was trying to pull the other way when going fast around a curve.
Last edited by briann510; 07-20-2010 at 02:44 AM.
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Yes all suspension stuff was changed earlier this year and struts this last weekend. Daughter said car was doing it before strut change though so ruling that out. if it was suspension I would think it would do it at other times and not just after the 3rd to 4th gear throttle changes.
Ill be looking under again tomorrow and see what I can try to find.
Ill be looking under again tomorrow and see what I can try to find.
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All engine mounts were changed in the last 6 months as well.
I just took the car out for some testing on long sweeping curves under moderate acceleration. It seems to me its just FWD torque pull in the upper gears. I hit it hard off a couple starts and it seemed to do it then as well.
Im gonna chalk it up to that for right now cause I cant find anything loose under there or needing replacing as pretty much all suspension parts have been replaced this last year. Altho every once in a while ill get a clunk when hitting man hole cover depressions in the road.
My sons supercharged Cobalt had torque steer bad and thats what it feels like just on a much smaller scale.
I just took the car out for some testing on long sweeping curves under moderate acceleration. It seems to me its just FWD torque pull in the upper gears. I hit it hard off a couple starts and it seemed to do it then as well.
Im gonna chalk it up to that for right now cause I cant find anything loose under there or needing replacing as pretty much all suspension parts have been replaced this last year. Altho every once in a while ill get a clunk when hitting man hole cover depressions in the road.
My sons supercharged Cobalt had torque steer bad and thats what it feels like just on a much smaller scale.
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Well im not exactly bent on that assumption...LOL
Its only happens in 3rd gear before going into OD 4th so Im thinking its not that now. I cannot get it to do it in any other gear or any other rpm cept right around 2200-2500 rpms.
No biggie as its really not a big deal just one of those weird things you just notice..
Its only happens in 3rd gear before going into OD 4th so Im thinking its not that now. I cannot get it to do it in any other gear or any other rpm cept right around 2200-2500 rpms.
No biggie as its really not a big deal just one of those weird things you just notice..