During the fall I was going through an "S" curve at approximately 35 MPH. When I started to turn the car to the left, the steering was pulling to the right. Once I straightened the steering wheel, the problem went away. I pulled over at the first opportunity to see if there was something obstructing the steering, but I could find nothing.
About a month later going through a left hand curve at about the same speed, the problem happened again. I immediately took the car into the dealership to have them check it out. They said that the problem was my steering mechanism needed to be replace at a cost of $1,800+. Since this is a problem that I felt could cause an accident I had the system replaced. That appeared to work, but this morning, going through same "S" curve the problem reappeared. This time, however, when I went to straighten the wheel it did not react at first. For a brief instant it wanted to continue pulling to the right.
Update from Sep 8, 2015: School is back in and I have been traveling that same S curve, but now the problem happens almost every time I go into the left hand turn portion of the curve. After reading my owner's manual on the TCS system it talks about applying the brake to one wheel when it detects that the car may be on a slick surface. This is also called the ESP button on the gear shifter. I tried something the other day that make me think that the problem is with the TCS. On a couple of recent occasions, when I have go into the curve and the problem appears again, I turn off the ESP and the car stops pulling to the right side. According to the manual I am to operate the car with this system on and I should only turn it off on rare occasions. I am due for some maintenance soon, so I intend to call this to their attention to see if they know what it going on.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
During the fall I was going through an "S" curve at approximately 35 MPH. When I started to turn the car to the left, the steering was pulling to the right. Once I straightened the steering wheel, the problem went away. I pulled over at the first opportunity to see if there was something obstructing the steering, but I could find nothing.
About a month later going through a left hand curve at about the same speed, the problem happened again. I immediately took the car into the dealership to have them check it out. They said that the problem was my steering mechanism needed to be replace at a cost of $1,800+. Since this is a problem that I felt could cause an accident I had the system replaced. That appeared to work, but this morning, going through same "S" curve the problem reappeared. This time, however, when I went to straighten the wheel it did not react at first. For a brief instant it wanted to continue pulling to the right.
Update from Sep 8, 2015: School is back in and I have been traveling that same S curve, but now the problem happens almost every time I go into the left hand turn portion of the curve. After reading my owner's manual on the TCS system it talks about applying the brake to one wheel when it detects that the car may be on a slick surface. This is also called the ESP button on the gear shifter. I tried something the other day that make me think that the problem is with the TCS. On a couple of recent occasions, when I have go into the curve and the problem appears again, I turn off the ESP and the car stops pulling to the right side. According to the manual I am to operate the car with this system on and I should only turn it off on rare occasions. I am due for some maintenance soon, so I intend to call this to their attention to see if they know what it going on.
- rlounsbery, Bristol, TN, US