Hit the curb :...( Need help pls
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Hit the curb :...( Need help pls
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So today i was driving around a bend going down hill. I was probably going 5-10 mph and the car slide. The passenger side hit the curb. When i went out to check the problem, only the rim was scratched. :,,,( Then i drove the car a bit and the AWC service light came on, also the steering wheel is not align. For example, the car is only straight when it is 11 o'clock and 5 o'clock :,...(. When the steering wheel is 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock it feels like the car didn't turn.
Also the curb is lower than the front bumper so that is why there is no exterior damage.
Please give me advice.
I was thinking about calling insurance and tell them about the minor accident but if it is only alignment issue i will just take it in to mitsubishi :,(
Thanks :...(
Ok, further update, I just drove the car to 30mph and car does not seen to be wobbling. The only issue is that the steering wheel is not matching up the the actual steering.
So today i was driving around a bend going down hill. I was probably going 5-10 mph and the car slide. The passenger side hit the curb. When i went out to check the problem, only the rim was scratched. :,,,( Then i drove the car a bit and the AWC service light came on, also the steering wheel is not align. For example, the car is only straight when it is 11 o'clock and 5 o'clock :,...(. When the steering wheel is 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock it feels like the car didn't turn.
Also the curb is lower than the front bumper so that is why there is no exterior damage.
Please give me advice.
I was thinking about calling insurance and tell them about the minor accident but if it is only alignment issue i will just take it in to mitsubishi :,(
Thanks :...(
Ok, further update, I just drove the car to 30mph and car does not seen to be wobbling. The only issue is that the steering wheel is not matching up the the actual steering.
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not hard at all, like 5-10 mph, maybe near the 5 mph. I panic on the turn and hit the breaks really hard and the car slide. Thank god there is no body damage. Also these stock rims are tough.
I am defiantly going to get a alignment tomorrow morning.
I am defiantly going to get a alignment tomorrow morning.
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If the ASC ECU is reading that the steering wheel is turned but all four tires are turning the same speed and the lateral g-sensor also says that the car is going straight ahead, you will get an AWC code. Fix the alignment and, odds are, the light will go out.
And stop driving the car.
And stop driving the car.
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If the ASC ECU is reading that the steering wheel is turned but all four tires are turning the same speed and the lateral g-sensor also says that the car is going straight ahead, you will get an AWC code. Fix the alignment and, odds are, the light will go out.
And stop driving the car.
And stop driving the car.