Car stuck on curb ramp with wheels spinning

bradcc

I've run into this issue a few times already, and it just happened again yesterday. Wondering if anyone else had the same problem..

So yesterday I was trying to pull into a plaza from a street. I was turning right onto the ramped curb. Since the car in front of me stopped, I had to stop with my front wheels on the sidewalk while the rear wheels still on the street. As I tried to start moving again, the car started hopping but wouldn't move at all. I saw the VDC light coming up, and turning VDC off did not help either. I suspect that the right rear wheel might have been jacked up by the other 3 wheels, and the lack of LSD(non-sport pkg) caused all the power to go to that free-spinning wheel. So I had to put the car in reverse, and try to pick up some speed and go through the ramp in one shot.

Anyone ran into this problem before? I was kinda freaked out the first time this happened, the car behind me kept honking as I kept rolling back into him when I tried to move forward. Also, I wonder if this only happens to manual cars. I've driven other auto RWD cars w/o an LSD and never ran into this problem..

rscott

Never happened to me. How high was this curb?

kenchan

maybe it's just your driving.

nono, this is typical on open-diff FWD too. ive actually done it going backwards up into a steep ramp in my Fit. in my case it was in a field parking lot so off-road... doesnt do any good for my lowered Fit.

Anarky

Must be some curb how big was it

bradcc

I didn't think the curb was that big.. a mercedes E-class behind me got through it fine.. and i've never run into this in wife's c-class...

jaedub

yes, this happens to be quite often as I make a right turn to go up the curve. I drive a manuel car and Yes......it feels brutal. The car shakes violently and feels like you're scrapping the car against the wall as you gas it. I know its not damaging to the car or anything but it does get very irritating.

Anarky

just a suggestion but you may try pulling in at more of an angle to help prevent it from happening again. This happens to my forklift at work if I dont come in at a good angle trying to get from the street back into my warehouse

bradcc

glad to know that there's nothing wrong with the car.. maybe it's time to get an LSD...

RockStarKick

I have the sport pkg and on occasion when pulling into my driveway, the right rear wheel will get a little light and begin to spin. But the LSD kicks in and the car pulls up fine.

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shumby

yup time to get an LSD

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wheee!

Lsd ftw lol

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christian370z

This has happened to me a number of times, sometimes no matter what angle I approach the ramp/curb. It is definitely worse now that I'm lowered.

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SPOHN

It happens. I have a base model so I just bought a LSD. Can't wait to install next week. I know it will be the $hit.

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