Tire pressure effects handling big time
I currently have a problem with MY06. I am pretty sure a good alighnment can fix it but I am not 100% certain that is the problem.
I drive over a rail road crossing twice a day at about 45-50mph to and from work. The rail road is not harsh at all, that is why I travel at posted speed limit crossing it.
Here is the problem:
Accelerating normally:
While cruising in any gear, the car pulls to the LEFT when you apply gas lightly than pulls back to the RIGHT when you let off the gas.
Example:
In 6th gear, apply gas to speed up. The car will go to the LEFT and I will have to make the car go staight by turning the steering wheel right a little. The car than goes to the Right when I let off the gas and then have to turn the steering wheel to the left a little to make it go staight.
The car goes straight when crusing in a gear at a constant speed with out applying more gas or letting off the gas.
It also goes straight when accelerating hard up to redline. Seems like I am constantly trying to keep it straight when shifting from a dead stop from 1-6th gear.
What gives?
Thanks,
Mike
I drive over a rail road crossing twice a day at about 45-50mph to and from work. The rail road is not harsh at all, that is why I travel at posted speed limit crossing it.
Here is the problem:
Accelerating normally:
While cruising in any gear, the car pulls to the LEFT when you apply gas lightly than pulls back to the RIGHT when you let off the gas.
Example:
In 6th gear, apply gas to speed up. The car will go to the LEFT and I will have to make the car go staight by turning the steering wheel right a little. The car than goes to the Right when I let off the gas and then have to turn the steering wheel to the left a little to make it go staight.
The car goes straight when crusing in a gear at a constant speed with out applying more gas or letting off the gas.
It also goes straight when accelerating hard up to redline. Seems like I am constantly trying to keep it straight when shifting from a dead stop from 1-6th gear.
What gives?
Thanks,
Mike
Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Jul 24 2006, 12:28 PM
Check your rear tire pressures. One is probably low.
Thanks for your help Mike.
It in the back driver side.



