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    My car handles weird whenever i take my foot off the gas

    My car is handling weird whenever i take my foot off the gas, the car starts to wobble left to right. It wobbles when driving fast and when i press the throttle it stops wobbling. It feels like when you are sitting on a chair and someone is pushing & pulling the chair with you on the chair. What would be the cause of this?

    #2
    Something important is loose. Park the car till you find it. Lower control arm is my first guess, followed by a broken strut mount or even a busted strut tower. Whatever it is it's in the the front end, since it's affected by power applied.
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      #3
      Could be a number of things. Id go with a lower suspension arm bush as well. Had the same sort problem on an old escort i had, lift off the gas and it would pull to one side quite bad, then back again. And as jay said, check everything.
      Last edited by KMpuggy; 01-12-2010, 05:16 PM. Reason: spelling

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        #4
        my car was doing that i replaced the cv's ball joints and tie rod ends now its fixed

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          #5
          all of the above, check everything
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            #6
            my car is the same thing when i letting it go it pulls to left side when i floor it it pulls back to right not too hard though but it makes me feels uncomfortable i ll get her jacked up and see if anything is loose, hopefully i can find something
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              #7
              Does it do it in the straights or only while cornering on long sweeping corners?
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                #8
                This is crazy cause my car just started doing this same thing, but the wobble is not all the time, and it has a noticeable pull when on light throttle accel, and on deccel it goes the opposite direction. Only happens when going straight. I have checked my balljoints and tie rod ends many times but I cant find anything. Coilovers appear fine and alignment seems fine, but I have not checked the LCA bushings, but I dont think it would be it since mine were just replaced about 6 months ago with ES ones.
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                  #9
                  I had this problem too on the Accord, and it turned out to be bad tie rod ends.

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                    #10
                    in order of expense:

                    tie rod ends
                    tie rods
                    ball joints
                    LCA bushings
                    steering rack mount bushings
                    strut mounts
                    struts.
                    wheel bearings.

                    it's already been said, check'em all!!!

                    sounds like when power's applied, things are pushed in an even direction. when power is let off, the toe is changing on both sides, at different rates, which is what's making the car want to steer around. Especially check the tie rods/ends and the LCA bushings, as they're the most directly related to toe. then the ball joints and strut mounts/struts.

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                      #11
                      The car is park at the moment until i find out what is wrong. The front end has most of these recently installed

                      Tie rod ends - replaced 8 months ago, but the car was parked most of the time until 2 months ago
                      Ball joints - replaced 3 weeks ago
                      LCA bushings - replaced with Pedders bushings
                      Steering rack mount bushings - needs replacing
                      Strut mounts - Ok, they were replaced 1 month ago
                      Struts - New with lowering springs
                      Wheel bearings - New

                      It only does this in the straights. I went to the alignment stand and done a 4 wheel inspection & alignment 1 week before this started happening and the only fault they had found that the ball joints need replacing & the camber for the left front & rear wheel is out by -2 degrees. I replaced them same time. It is also felt slightly @ speeds under 50km. From all of your input I suspect these to b the culprits. A clicking c.v. joint, tie rod ends since they were in active for so long, LCA reach a point that when i try tighten them from the front the metal starts to get closer unto the front of the lca and this is with a spanner & skinny hands...lol so i think the metal peice has gotten soft for that to be happening so easily. Could also be the cause of this?
                      Last edited by mazkam; 01-13-2010, 08:20 AM.

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                        #12
                        If your frame isn't bent, and the mentioned parts are relatively new, you could be having a caster problem on either side, or some of the parts are installed incorrectly or bolts are loose. Recheck everything..

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                          #13
                          Be sure to check your axles. If you have a CV joint that is binding up, it will pull to one direction under acceleration, and vice versus on deceleration.
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                            #14
                            I got everthing that u all suggested checked n double checked. Nothing was loose or missing. The car does not pull from left to right but actually rocks left to right. While it is rocking there is no unusual movement in the steering to indicate that something is wrong with the front end. It is a scary feeling driving fast n then ease up off the throttle n feel the car starting to rock from left to right as if people are outside rocking the car. If the rackend are worn out or if the lateral link bushings are worn out would that cause the rocking movement of the car? This mainly occurs @ highway speeds and once in a while crusing
                            Last edited by mazkam; 03-10-2010, 11:49 AM.

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                              #15
                              Have someone in a other car tail you to see if they can spot whether its from the front end or rearend.Better yet get someone to drive your wheels and do a look yourself.

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