Wierd no-good 'feeling' when corning HARD
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From: Murrieta
Originally Posted by Unit-X,Apr 23 2005, 11:19 PM
I actually had the same thing happen to me. This one day I was comming home and I was driving my car pretty hard. I shifted at redline on every gear. Anyway, I got off the freeway and headed up a couple blocks until I reached the part where it contained a sharp right turn that lead to my street. I thought it would be fun if I just gunned it around that corner like I always do and so I did. Went around that corner going 85 and I felt some weird vibration that I never felt before. I try to focus my attention on the car but there were no noise, just vibration. And then I realized, I farted.
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From: Modjeska Canyon, CA
Some people have posted similar descriptions of CV joints going bad. I remember someone describing it getting to the point that it felt like his wheels were square while accelerating.
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From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Originally Posted by ol' dood,Apr 24 2005, 06:10 AM
Check your tire pressure. . .especially the front tires. I have found that the "S" is very sensitive to tire pressure. Check cold and set at 34 PSI front and rear.
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From: Central USA
Originally Posted by Woodson,Apr 24 2005, 10:22 PM
Manual says 32 there chief.
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From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Originally Posted by boiler,Apr 24 2005, 09:26 PM
That's a good starting point. I'm running 35 psi front and rear with my current tires. I adjust the tire pressure to give me the performance and wear characteristics that I'm looking for.
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From: Atlanta
Originally Posted by ImportSport,Apr 24 2005, 07:59 PM
With that mileage on an '00 you may just have pitted axle hubs. You can simply pop em off the diff and switch sides. Search through under the hood there are some discussions about it.
It can also very easily be diff, psi, or alignment related.
It can also very easily be diff, psi, or alignment related.
I had the shakes but somehow, they've kinda disappeared lately. Weird.
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Vibration under acceleration is consistent with pitted CV joints, specifically the pots. There were a few cases of this in the 00-02 and may well be more in the 03+ as they get older. Have a read: https://www.s2ki.com/stor/library/TSB/A02-063/index.htm
