HELP: Car Shudders When Turning!
05-30-2007, 01:19 PM
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Unit 91...this was actually one of the main things i wanted to bring the car in about for the warranty stuff i was telling you about. Im thinking its the center diff...i started trying to replicate it and it really feels more like the center dif IMO...but i could be wrong.
Grrr... I hate letting people down.
05-30-2007, 01:28 PM
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mine does the same...always in u turns that are tight. and hard left tight turns. right not as often.....
Unit 91...this was actually one of the main things i wanted to bring the car in about for the warranty stuff i was telling you about. Im thinking its the center diff...i started trying to replicate it and it really feels more like the center dif IMO...but i could be wrong.
Unit 91...this was actually one of the main things i wanted to bring the car in about for the warranty stuff i was telling you about. Im thinking its the center diff...i started trying to replicate it and it really feels more like the center dif IMO...but i could be wrong.
05-30-2007, 07:55 PM
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Mine does the same, pretty much every time I pull into my parking spot. It only seems to happen when I'm going _really_ slow, like 3mph. It shudders kind of like taking a piece of rubber and dragging it across glass or something where it's trying to grab, but it skips. In normal driving, or if I pull into the spot quicker, I don't feel it. I also had the same stutter when turning the wheel once and not moving at all. I talked to the dealer and they told me it's normal... something about the diff during tight turns. It sounds like metal chattering.
I have almost 8k miles.
I have almost 8k miles.
The car is an '01 L 4EAT with approx. 74K. Tranny and front diff fluids were flushed and refilled, I even replaced the filter.
Thanks again for the numerous input, more are welcome. I'll have a shop take a look at it soon.
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05-30-2007, 10:04 PM
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I have the exact same symptoms as above... but only when i just started my car and i'm trying to get out the parking garage in the morning... my steering wheel shakes too... i only notice it on left turns and when i'm going very slow.. i only have 7k miles on my car
05-31-2007, 01:25 PM
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dont feel bad please. its not your fault....im the one thats been busy and lazy to bring the car in. i just hope that we can figure out what it is... im so weary of dealers
05-31-2007, 01:28 PM
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yeah i notice it a lot more when the cars been sitting and is cold. It did it to me this morning early when i was trying to turn left into a parking space from a dead stop. its weird because its always on tight lefts and barely noticeable on rights...i did a tight u turn in a parking lot to see if i could get it to do it.....it did it...but its hardly noticeable.
05-31-2007, 01:39 PM
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hmm ive driven a few 06/07 wrxs, and i noticed they steering is alot lighter than my 02.. do they have electrically assisted power steering or something of that nature? not sure if that has anything to do with a shudder feeling.. if they do have electrically assisted power steering and that motor went out, the steering would just feel a bit heavier...of course im just speculating also 
05-31-2007, 06:05 PM
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same for me...as I said up above. Sounds like what mine did...new pump fixed it.
our pumps suck. They wear out and they're easy to blow up. MUCH MUCH better than those on FORDS though..haa.
I know they don't like going to full lock. So if you like to do donuts....don't lock it out for very long or it'll go boom......I heard this from someone...
our pumps suck. They wear out and they're easy to blow up. MUCH MUCH better than those on FORDS though..haa.
I know they don't like going to full lock. So if you like to do donuts....don't lock it out for very long or it'll go boom......I heard this from someone...
05-31-2007, 09:15 PM
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hmm ive driven a few 06/07 wrxs, and i noticed they steering is alot lighter than my 02.. do they have electrically assisted power steering or something of that nature? not sure if that has anything to do with a shudder feeling.. if they do have electrically assisted power steering and that motor went out, the steering would just feel a bit heavier...of course im just speculating also
I think the steering ratio is higher on the 06/07... that's why it feels lighter.
i wonder if i should just take my car in to get a new steering pump now... :/
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