Cold Weather issues
I was driving my 40th in very small amounts and realized that once the temperature dropped to close to freezing temps. I would hear and feel a thumping from my front tires when I would make sharp turns. Does anyone else notice this with theirs or have an idea what could cause this?
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It's common with summer tires in cold weather.
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I thought the same thing when I bought my Z (last Saturday). The day I test drove it, it was almost 60 degrees (F) outside and there were no issues at all. I get home and the next day it is 34 (F) (gotta love Ohio weather) and I noticed when I turn, it sounded like my tie rod was about to snap or something. After much research and some help from the great people on here, I found it the cold weather makes the rubber harden on the tires and turns them into hockey pucks. They then start to skip on the ground when you turn.
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Apparently someone didn't read the labels about summer tires not being effective in sub 50 temperature....
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Good luck getting home. I just went from sunny Virginia Beach to CT on a 6AM flight this morning, I am not happy to be back in the cold and snow again.
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I thought I had something loose at first and got my car on a lift to check everything out and found nothing amiss. I also had the dealer look at it (I take my car in for a free inspection every 3 months) and they too found nothing. It is a definite clunk-type sound -- not very loud, but definitley there. Could it be tires? Unknown. Maybe. who knows. |
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I've said it before and I'll say it again. When it's warm, my hatch opens with one push on the ad. When it's cold, it sticks and two pushes are required. I may be the only one whose car is like this. But it is.
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Spelling correction: "...push on the pad."
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I thought you had some new mod, and I thought "damn, I want an AD, too!" Seriously, mine does the same thing. |
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