Your car’s suspension keeps you from feeling every little thing that the road throws in the way of your car. But if you’re having trouble with handling or comfort, the suspension may be having some big issues. Here are just a few of the symptoms of suspension trouble that Fountain City Auto Clinic recommends you to be aware of as you’re driving.
Pulling or Drifting to One Side
If you’re feeling your car pulling or drifting as you’re driving, that’s the suspension system experiencing difficulty doing its job. You might also feel that the pull becomes stronger the faster you’re driving. This can be an alignment issue, but if parts of the suspension system are failing, you’ll also experience this. The harder you have to fight the wheel, the more dangerous this can be for you and for people on the road with you.
Steering Issues
You could also feel other steering issues that are related to suspension trouble. That’s because the suspension and steering systems work closely together to help you to control the car comfortably. If you’re feeling changes in how the steering wheel feels or in how the steering responds to your control at the wheel, there might be more going on in the suspension.
Extra Bumpy Ride
One of the jobs of the suspension system is to help you and your passengers to be comfortable as you’re riding along. If you’re feeling every single bump and jostle, that’s a sign of issues with the suspension. You may also feel as if the car is just looser in general, bouncing a lot more than it usually does when you hit a bump.
Dipping on One Side or Corner
It’s highly likely that you’ve got suspension problems on only one side or in one corner of the car. That might mean that you can actually see or feel the car dipping or dropping on that side or corner. When you step back and look at the car, try to see if one side seems lower than the other. This can help you to determine a little bit more accurately exactly where the problem is.
Don’t drive around with a faulty suspension system. Give us a call at Fountain City Auto Clinic in Knoxville, TN and we’ll look into what’s happening. After some thorough diagnostic testing, we’ll be able to tell you exactly what’s going on and what your car’s suspension system needs to work as good as new again.