Been having some weird problems with my car. I'll try my best to describe them to you guys.

First, when turning and moderately accelerating the car gets jumpy. For example. If I'm turning out of a side street onto a main road and pulling into traffic and I have to give it maybe 1/3 throttle. It feels as if the clutch is engaging and disengaging and jerking the car. Usually happens when there's a gutter or some kind of difference in elevation between the streets. Also, sometimes one of the tires will screech.

Next, when braking at high speed the car starts to swerve back and forth. I was driving on the highway doing about 100-110. And pressed the brakes to slow down to about 70mph. I didn't slam on them, but I wasn't lightly braking. The car started pulling back and forth. So I stopped braking and it stopped. It was pretty scary.. Any idea what would cause this?

Any help is appreciated! Thanks

 

bad tires and alignment would be my guess.

 

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I agree also check your shocks

 

Engine mounts?

 

tires are brand new. but the alignment could be off. Shocks are good. Engine mounts are stock w/ 46k on them, so they should be fine.

 

I would say lsd problem for turning and maybe a sticking caliper for the other concern

 

I hope it's not the lsd =/

 

anyone have any ideas?

 

 

alignment, Are your tires brand new, coul one of the balancing weights have fallen off?

another possibility is maybe one of your rotors are warped. which could give jerking feeling when you slow down hard.

 

yes the tires are brand new. so i guess one of the weights falling off could happen.

the rotors feel fine to me

 

anything else?

 

Your first problem sounds like LSD.

Your second problem sounds like an alignment problem. Also could be how the road is shaped too. Dont necessarily think it is your car. Different roads will make your car react differently.

 

the road was shaped really weird. it was bowed up in the middle a lot more than a normal road.

What can I do about the LSD?

 

aftermarket wheels put on with no wheel spacers?

 

I would get your vehicle aligned anyway since you have new tires.

As far as the potential transmission problem, dont take our word for it. The problem was vaguely described. If I were you, I would take it to the dealership or somebody locally who works on Hondas/Acuras.

 

stock wheels.

I'll have to get that allignment soon

 

did you not have these problems when you drove it home?

 

listen, i was asking a serious question because maybe you hit a pot hole and fucked up your alignment...

also a fyi the picture i posted is related to the misfits and i posted it because your car is 138 which is a misfit's song...

 

could be a caliper.....

 

The braking is normal.

Do you think your car could have an aftermarket LSD?

 

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also a fyi the picture i posted is related to the misfits and i posted it because your car is 138 which is a misfit's song...</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry, thought you were saying that because of the whole swaybar bullshit..

I recognized the picture but didn't know why you posted it

I didn't notice anything on the drive home. Though I only drove on the highway 99% of the time.

As far as I know the LSD is stock, the original owner told me the motor was stock.

I also noticed starting a few weeks ago that there's a faint scrapeing sound coming from the front driverside wheel. It sounds like the wheel is hitting the fender liner, but I don't see any wear on the liner..

 

Did you buy your car from Texas?

 

indiana

 

low air pressure can give u that jerky feeling, and a bad road. in nyc with all the heavy trucks and buses they expletive the road up so bad it will move your car even with out any steering imputs