Why does the car shudder on take-off when turning right?

JASONPYZO

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2019 NISSAN KICKS
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
75,000 MILES

A friend of mine has a car and when riding with her, taking off from a stop and turning right it shudders a bit for about 3-5 seconds. But it only seems to happen when you turn right.

Sunday, August 28th, 2022 AT 12:45 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

Is this something you hear or is it only felt? Is there a sound associated with it, does it seem to come from the driver's or passenger's side of the vehicle? Is there any clicking related to the issue? I ask because there could be an issue with a CV axle joint.

Take a look through this link and let me know if anything mirrors what you experience:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-cv-axle-joint

Let me know as much as you can. If possible, record what it's doing and upload it for me to see and hopefully hear.

Let me know.

Joe

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Sunday, August 28th, 2022 AT 8:59 PM

JASONPYZO

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Hi Joe,

No, this is something I feel, to me it feels like and acts like a slipping clutch. As far as the CV axle it doesn't have that notorious popping sound when you turn the wheel while driving. I was doing a little research on that car, and it seems to be a lot of issues with those CVT transmissions, also was wondering if the transmission fluid could be low but I didn't check at that time because when I looked for the dip stick there wasn't a traditional dip stick so I just moved on at that point. So hopefully that helps out on maybe where you think I should look, oh another thing she just recently had her front rotors and pads replaced so maybe a caliper sticking or something. Just figured I'd reach out to y'all to see if the things I'm describing to you sounds familiar to y'all in anyway or at least give me a direction to head. Alright thanks for any info you give and have a good one.

Jason

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Monday, August 29th, 2022 AT 3:53 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

It could be a brake. After driving the vehicle, see if there is excessive heat coming from any of the wheels.

Next, the transmission, CVT, is not the greatest thing. It could be coming from that as well.

To check the fluid level, the engine needs to be warm, running, and lifted enough for you to gain access to the drain plug. Note: It must be running. If the engine is off and you remove the drain plug, it will drain the fluid. With it running, that won't happen.

I attached the directions below.

Let me know if this helps or if you have questions.

Take care,

Joe

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