2011 GT brake oddity...
#1
2011 GT brake oddity...
I bought my 2011 GT with 3200 miles on it last year at Christmas from the dealer that originally sold it. I put another 3000 miles on her since... A few hours ago I had to hit the brakes pretty hard to avoid a guy who changed lanes at the last second to make a right turn in front of me. I really had nowhere to go so I just hit the brakes hard...this is the first time I have had to do an emergency stop since I bought it. The car pulled pretty hard to the right, I thought I might actually hit the curb for a second but a quick jerk to the left got me straight. I was a little freaked out about the guy cutting me off and didn't think too much about the brakes pulling to the right. On my way home later I tried to duplicate the pull but the car stopped perfectly straight, so I tried it a few more times from 40 MPH with the same perfectly straight stops...I wonder what was the deal with the first pull to the right? any ideas? The car has almost 6300 miles on it...
#3
BTW...the brakes are effin OUTSTANDING on the car...It has plenty of go and stop
Last edited by vixr; 07-18-2013 at 09:46 PM.
#5
Gene, so the problem could be with the left front trying to lock? I was thinking that the right front was grabbing more...
#6
I bought my 2011 GT with 3200 miles on it last year at Christmas from the dealer that originally sold it. I put another 3000 miles on her since... A few hours ago I had to hit the brakes pretty hard to avoid a guy who changed lanes at the last second to make a right turn in front of me. I really had nowhere to go so I just hit the brakes hard...this is the first time I have had to do an emergency stop since I bought it. The car pulled pretty hard to the right, I thought I might actually hit the curb for a second but a quick jerk to the left got me straight. I was a little freaked out about the guy cutting me off and didn't think too much about the brakes pulling to the right. On my way home later I tried to duplicate the pull but the car stopped perfectly straight, so I tried it a few more times from 40 MPH with the same perfectly straight stops...I wonder what was the deal with the first pull to the right? any ideas? The car has almost 6300 miles on it...
#7
I bought my 2011 GT with 3200 miles on it last year at Christmas from the dealer that originally sold it. I put another 3000 miles on her since... A few hours ago I had to hit the brakes pretty hard to avoid a guy who changed lanes at the last second to make a right turn in front of me. I really had nowhere to go so I just hit the brakes hard...this is the first time I have had to do an emergency stop since I bought it. The car pulled pretty hard to the right, I thought I might actually hit the curb for a second but a quick jerk to the left got me straight. I was a little freaked out about the guy cutting me off and didn't think too much about the brakes pulling to the right. On my way home later I tried to duplicate the pull but the car stopped perfectly straight, so I tried it a few more times from 40 MPH with the same perfectly straight stops...I wonder what was the deal with the first pull to the right? any ideas? The car has almost 6300 miles on it...
You should bring it in to your dealer and get it checked out. Your Service Manager is in the best position to look into this for you. He can check into any warranty, assistance, recalls, or Customer Satisfaction Programs that may apply to your vehicle. Let me know the outcome.
Deysha
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Hi vixr,
You should bring it in to your dealer and get it checked out. Your Service Manager is in the best position to look into this for you. He can check into any warranty, assistance, recalls, or Customer Satisfaction Programs that may apply to your vehicle. Let me know the outcome.
Deysha
You should bring it in to your dealer and get it checked out. Your Service Manager is in the best position to look into this for you. He can check into any warranty, assistance, recalls, or Customer Satisfaction Programs that may apply to your vehicle. Let me know the outcome.
Deysha
#9
Doubt there is anything wrong my 2013 does this kind of thing too. Most of the time it will stop straight sometimes it pulls right other times left. Like a few folks have said above its the roads the 5.0 have very wide tires they catch ruts in the road and pull.