New 5th gen pulling to the right under hard brake
- Thread starter Ghetro
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1engineer
Moderator
Questions:
How much does it pull at what speed?
Have you tested it at several different locations?
Have you checked tire pressure?
Is this extremely hard braking as in assisted braking?
1engineer
Moderator
To get to "assisted" you need to not push the pedal hard as much as quick, such as a panic brake situation. If I were you I would do this when there are no cars around though. It is pretty crazy how fast it will stop.
Did you actually gauge the tires or just looking at them? A few psi difference in the fronts can change things.
Make sure you test in known conditions. Crowned or grooved roads can really change perception too.
Antman
Elite Member
^^^^THIS exactly.
Other cause could be you need a front-end alignment. Someone may have hit a curb and knocked it out a bit.
eddiebx
New member
If you activated brake assist, you'd likely know it. It stops you RIGHT MEOW. Word of advice, don't brake check people on the highway out of anger because the person you're brake checking won't be the only person shitting their pants. Ask me how I know, lol.
[MENTION=106410]Ghetro[/MENTION] because there's so few miles on the truck, I'd only go as far as checking the tire pressure and if that's good, make sure you can reproduce this stopping issue for the tech and bring it into the dealer. The longer you wait the more they can blame you for hitting a curb/pothole and causing the alignment to be thrown off.
Thanks again for the help - here's the Dx as far as I can tell -
1) There may have been an issue with pressure this morning. As someone pointed out, it was very cold this morning and had dropped very fast last night. Once I got back out there today to check pressures they'd all come back up to 37 +/- .5 - which was after it warmed up a bit. (I usually ride them a little high when going around town - the mountains are a different thing)
2) I doubt that there's an alignment issue as I'm the only one who's driven it since we got it. Same would go about swaybar issues or anything else.
3) Since this is either an intermittent issue (not reproducing reliably now, and most tellingly isn't reproducing in a dry, level parking lot) or not happening at all, I may have just been a bit...ahem....histrionic about my new ride.
Will keep an eye on though and will watch the pressures. Thanks again.
1) There may have been an issue with pressure this morning. As someone pointed out, it was very cold this morning and had dropped very fast last night. Once I got back out there today to check pressures they'd all come back up to 37 +/- .5 - which was after it warmed up a bit. (I usually ride them a little high when going around town - the mountains are a different thing)
2) I doubt that there's an alignment issue as I'm the only one who's driven it since we got it. Same would go about swaybar issues or anything else.
3) Since this is either an intermittent issue (not reproducing reliably now, and most tellingly isn't reproducing in a dry, level parking lot) or not happening at all, I may have just been a bit...ahem....histrionic about my new ride.
Will keep an eye on though and will watch the pressures. Thanks again.
1engineer
Moderator
Very good. Enjoy and come back any time.
kowski49
New member
Haha! Excellent self-dx.
