patom

A quick question.. I have an '03 CL-S, 6 speed. Bone stock with 4K miles on it. I have noticed that it wants to drift left. The tendency is slight, but it is there. I originally thought it was an alignment issue, but recently realized that it only happens under power. In other words, it tracks perfectly straight if coasting in Neutral.

Is this a design issue inherent with the CL-6 speeds?

Any help would be appreciated.

Tom

paulff3

FWD torque steer.

patom

Thanks for the reply...

I realize what it is, but I have never owned a car that could not track straight on the highway (at steady speedy) due to torque steer. Are you saying that this is normal for all CL-S-6's? I would expect this under heavy acceleration, but not in constant speed situations.

Scrib

Make sure the road you're driving on isn't "crowned".

patom

I have "tested" it on almost every road I drive on, and it is definitely road independent.

Scrib

Have you hit something, perhaps denting the rim? Any vibrations while driving?

patom

No.. and it has been like this from day 1. I just called the dealer and he said that people have mentioned torque steer under acceleration, but not on the highway like I am noting. He's going to take a look at the alignment, so we'll see what he comes up with. I do not expect him to find an alignment problem (since it track perfect while not in gear), but we'll see.

brian6speed

iTrader: (5)

No, what your saying isnt the case for all 6 speeds. Yes they all suffer torque steer cause of the fwd setup, but i only get it under heavy acceleration around a corner. You can also feel the limited slip kick in, which sometimes feels like its gonna ripp the steering wheel outta your hand.

patom

Thanks, that is what I wanted to hear. Now we'll see what the dealer comes up with.

blackcoupe

Interesting enough, my CL seems to pull to the Right a bit. I never thought about FWD torque steer. Is there anything to that can be done about it?

AgentDSS

Mine is always pulling to right...very annoying. I've owned the car for about a year and even after two alignments...the pull is present. Not sure what it is.

Another related issue is that if you are slowing down to a stop (ex. 30mph to 0mph) while centering steering wheel and then letting go of it....by around 10mph, the steering wheel turns on is on about 30 degrees to the right. I almost always have to have both hands on the wheel when I stop.

scalbert

If the wheel is slightly turned during acceleration you can feel the HLSD working and potentially pulling into the turn some. If it is present in a single direction regardless of wheel angle including straight it is something else and you may want to look into it.

The torque steer on this car is minimal to non-existent. I was testing this the other day and even with the supercharger at full steam and wheels hopping I was tracking straight when I started straight.

ChadT

Totally. It's hardly an issue with this car. Hitting the gas in a corner tightens the line instead of causing understeer like an open diff equiped front driver will do but that's not really torque steer. I think the FWD/LSD combo in this car is amazing. Makes me wonder why they changed it on the TL. Oh to get back on topic, Have you checked the tire pressures? A difference right to left could cause some pulling.

CL P Diddy

Thanks for posting this question. I get the exact same thing with my 01 CL SA.