99 Civic Si wheel jerks to the right
01-03-2010, 12:21 AM
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99 Civic Si wheel jerks to the right
I couldnt find anything about this on here, and have never heard of anything like this before, but while im driving my car, at random times, the steering wheel has a sudden turn to the right, like a twitch almost. Its not drastic, but its worrying me a little bit, and i have no idea whats going on. it mostly happens at lower speeds, but every now and then at high speeds. any suggestions are welcome.
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01-03-2010, 10:28 AM
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Re: 99 Civic Si wheel jerks to the right
i also noticed it happens at a certain point while the wheel is spinning, like it rotates around then when it reaches that certain point it jerks.
01-03-2010, 02:37 PM
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Re: 99 Civic Si wheel jerks to the right
Bleed your powersteering or at least check your fluid.
If it's low, start looking for leaks. And trust me my friend, don't buy a new powersteering pump untill you get the leaks fix. I have a couple for your vehicle that I can let go for cheap if you do need to replace it further down the line.
If it's low, start looking for leaks. And trust me my friend, don't buy a new powersteering pump untill you get the leaks fix. I have a couple for your vehicle that I can let go for cheap if you do need to replace it further down the line.
01-03-2010, 02:51 PM
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Re: 99 Civic Si wheel jerks to the right
Bleed your powersteering or at least check your fluid.
If it's low, start looking for leaks. And trust me my friend, don't buy a new powersteering pump untill you get the leaks fix. I have a couple for your vehicle that I can let go for cheap if you do need to replace it further down the line.
If it's low, start looking for leaks. And trust me my friend, don't buy a new powersteering pump untill you get the leaks fix. I have a couple for your vehicle that I can let go for cheap if you do need to replace it further down the line.
01-04-2010, 09:44 PM
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01-05-2010, 02:53 AM
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Re: 99 Civic Si wheel jerks to the right
That's normal, it's your car trying to do you a favor, wear your seat belt 
Definitely sounds like a fluid level issue (should be rather noisy if the fluid is low) or a bad bushing/balljoint on that side causing something similar to bump steer.
Definitely sounds like a fluid level issue (should be rather noisy if the fluid is low) or a bad bushing/balljoint on that side causing something similar to bump steer.