TL pulls to the right when accelerating from stop
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TL pulls to the right when accelerating from stop
is this a problem at all?
i am not an aggressive driver at all, but when i accelerate a little hard than usual from a stop, i have to hold the steering wheel tight because it would immediately want to pull to the right.
Is this the effects of torque steer? I just want to make sure that there's nothing wrong with the car, but just need to get used to holding the steering wheel a little tighter when stepping on gas a little harder.
BTW, i have a 2005 AT TL with 1000 miles on it.
i am not an aggressive driver at all, but when i accelerate a little hard than usual from a stop, i have to hold the steering wheel tight because it would immediately want to pull to the right.
Is this the effects of torque steer? I just want to make sure that there's nothing wrong with the car, but just need to get used to holding the steering wheel a little tighter when stepping on gas a little harder.
BTW, i have a 2005 AT TL with 1000 miles on it.
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doesnt the auto have limited slip differential? wouldnt this normalize the hard acceleration? i wonder why all the mags complained of torgue steer in the manuals but never seemed to mention it as an issue in the autos
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Originally Posted by ElmerHiggins
doesnt the auto have limited slip differential? wouldnt this normalize the hard acceleration? i wonder why all the mags complained of torgue steer in the manuals but never seemed to mention it as an issue in the autos
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I seem to feel more torque steer after I take off from dead stop in my auto. I feel most between 10MPH ~ 40MPH range in first gear. It takes some muscle to get onto correct path. Especially if I'm changing lane during acceleration.
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Originally Posted by da_bien1390
thx guys for the replies.
i needed some assurance from you guys to make sure my car's ok
i just need to improve my own driving skills haha.
i needed some assurance from you guys to make sure my car's ok
i just need to improve my own driving skills haha.
That's just the nature of FWD cars, especially with an open differential. It gets especially worse if the pavement is not even.
It is indeed the 6-speed that has the helical LSD, and in straight-line acceleration, the torque steer is not as bad because it distributes the torque more evenly. However, coming out of corners a little too hot, it gets pretty bad.
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Originally Posted by massr1
i feel the exact same thing but when i am coming to a stop. any thoughts?
#12
Burning Brakes
I get this with my TL also and had it with my 97 Camry V6 as well. It's the nature of FWD cars with the tranny off to one side. There will be slight uneveness with the torque distrubution with moderate or hard acceleration due to the eneven driveshaft lengths. It's fine with light accelertaion on level, fresh pavements.
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i think all FWD cars have torque steer. it's the problem when u steer and drive the car on 2 wheels. i came from a built 2.3 liter prelude engine. it was also turboed. after a while, i didnt even notice torque steer. when i launched, i just held the steering wheel hard.
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Originally Posted by empathy
i think all FWD cars have torque steer. it's the problem when u steer and drive the car on 2 wheels. i came from a built 2.3 liter prelude engine. it was also turboed. after a while, i didnt even notice torque steer. when i launched, i just held the steering wheel hard.
engine cars that have it.
My Passat was NOT a transverse mounted engine and had a LSD, and I
never noticed any torque steer in it.
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Originally Posted by empathy
i think all FWD cars have torque steer. it's the problem when u steer and drive the car on 2 wheels. i came from a built 2.3 liter prelude engine. it was also turboed. after a while, i didnt even notice torque steer. when i launched, i just held the steering wheel hard.
So personally my opinion about torque steer is "get over it". It simply isn't that big a deal to control and will become a thing you compensate for subconsciously.
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