My yaris seems to slide sometimes..

[rc_osu]

I've just recently got my Yaris (2012 sedan) and I'm really liking it a lot. However, I've noticed that when I drive over a grove in the road, the car wants to kind of slide along it (for lack of a better word). I've owned some small cars before but hadn't noticed this problem. Does anyone know what causes that and if there is anything I can do to correct it (i.e. change tires or shocks or something).


Thanks,
Ryan

[fnkngrv]

Very well could be the tires from the factory if you haven't upgraded them. Which ones are they? And welcome to the community!

[why?]

sounds like a tire thing. It happens on all sorts of cars sometimes.

[trunkout]

I removed the fuse for the power steering to fix that. You're choice. Put the fuse back in once it was lowered and all is well!

[Exiwolfman]

Slow down ...lower tire pressure would not be surprised that they are to high as for power steering how would that make a difference ...

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[rc_osu]

Thanks for the responses! I think that they the original tires; I bought this from Enterprise car sales and it only had about 40,000 miles on it.

Not sure what my tire pressure is but I will check!

When it comes time to replace the tires, any suggestions?

[tk-421]

Lots of good suggestions can be found in the Wheels, Tire and Suspension forum. :thumbsup:
You may also want to consider lowering your center of gravity and/or a swaybar. I've done all of the above on my LB and it rides like a dream on highways.

[SKurj]

My car lowered with rr sway likes to get a little loose in the rear especially when spirited in the wet.

Its been a looong time since I drove one on the stock suspension but that's likely a major contributor to the feeling.

[nookandcrannycar]

I've just recently got my Yaris (2012 sedan) and I'm really liking it a lot. However, I've noticed that when I drive over a grove in the road, the car wants to kind of slide along it (for lack of a better word). I've owned some small cars before but hadn't noticed this problem. Does anyone know what causes that and if there is anything I can do to correct it (i.e. change tires or shocks or something).


Thanks,
Ryan

This particular post prompts me to think that you might find any/some of Kimona's posts on tread patterns helpful. Just do an advanced search under his user name with 3 keywords: tread, pattern, patterns.

[nookandcrannycar]

Slow down ...lower tire pressure would not be surprised that they are to high as for power steering how would that make a difference ...

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:thumbsup: re lower tire pressure. I noticed a greater feeling of stability when I lowered pressure from 38 PSI to the Toyota recommended 32 PSI.

[kimona]

^^^ At 38PSI, my car bounced around like a basketball!

[428CobraJet]

I'm running 40psi...

[Exiwolfman]

40 is to much ...really don't understand why run so high ?

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[428CobraJet]

Now you tell me!
However. ..mine seems like a rock. Maybe I've the special tuned suspension? or it could be the aluminum Mazda2 wheels?

Or maybe 40 is the new 30?
Craig

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^ At 38PSI, my car bounced around like a basketball!

:laugh::laugh: (:thumbsup:)

[Rigaud]

205/45R16 and I run 28psi front, 24psi rear on a 2009 3HB. on the 185/65 I ran 30 in front and 28 rear. Any higher is nuts for me.

[SKurj]

I run 40psi all around.. just hunting for mpg though.. I do 900+ kms a week.

Just put the summer wheels on and didn't check the pressures, car felt bouncy and too smooth, I knew something was up.. Now the pressures are where I prefer them! back at 40 from 25ish

[mirapatec]

I still run the stock Bridgestone Turanza P195/65R 15 84H that came on it. I run +/-37 PSI. These might bounce a little, but I cannot complain about the fuel mileage. :-)

[wispaintstyle]

I'm using good year viva 2 and my Yaris doesn't slide enough. They were dirt cheap at my local Wal-mart too.

[trunkout]

I run 40psi all around.. just hunting for mpg though.. I do 900+ kms a week.

same here!