I brought my car in to the dealership because it pulled to the right when accelerating, braking, and coasting. Dealership did an alignment. Solved the pulling while coasting and cruising, but when I accelerate on the highway, it pulls to the right. See below.

If I am in 6th gear, cruising down the highway at 70mph, and I decide to accelerate (still in 6th gear), it pulls to the right. I brought it back to the dealership, and they tell me that after talking with the shop foreman of both MINI and BMW, they all do that. It is called TORQUE STEER. I don't think so. How much torque could there be at 70mph in 6th? Not enough to significantly pull to the right. From a standstill at full throttle, maybe. For that matter, the All4 system is supposed to even mitigate that. Suggestions, Advice, anything?

I think there is a problem, but MINI is sticking with the TORQUE STEER theory. The car is still at the dealership. I need feedback.

Thanks,

ChuyLite

 

Mine doesn't do that. You are right; very low torque at wheels at 70 mph. Something bent or bad bushing??

 

It's not good for the clutch to floor it in 6th gear around 70 (low rpms) u should down shift...and I agree With the dealership

 

I have NEVER experienced torque steer in this car! Most of the time I drive it like I stole it! I even tried to get it to TS while taking off with my hands of the wheel, and it was solid! Ask your dealer to take you for a ride in one off their lot and prove to you that they ALL have TS!!

 

I know what torque steer is (my R53 had plenty of it) and our CMSA4 does not at all. Your stealer (not a typo) is full of it.

 

I believe I have been misunderstood. There was no shift involved. If the vehicle is already in 6th gear doing 70mph, and you give it a little gas, damage to the clutch is impossible, as there was no shift involved (i.e., clutch was not even depressed at all).

The dealership is claiming that there is torque steer when you give the car a little gas in 6th to speed up from 70mph to 80mph (say).

It think the dealership is making up stuff.

I test drove a CMS with the auto, and that one did not even have TS, even though it downshifted several gears when accelerating.

Thanks for the responses.

ChuyLite

 

no torque steer in mine, none at all

i can accelerate or decel at any speed in any gear with my hands off the steering wheel

scott

 

If your car was fwd, I'd buy that theory, but the all4 does not have torque steer.

 

Please let us know what happens. You may need to get Mini USA involved.

 

Any update on this? As many others noted, the All4 has no torque steer (which is why I had to get the All4 in the first place).

I assume you or the dealer has already checked your tire pressures. Tire pressure should be the same from right to left, although it can be different from front to rear.

It's possible the tires wore unevenly because of the alignment problem. That would cause a pull under acceleration. Of course, road crowning, road ruts and grooves in concrete can pull a car around too.

 

Agreed. This is a baffler. Curious about the outcome, too.

 

Good advice there...

 

i have something similar to that, instead of going to the right my car goes towards the left but guessing that im from uk and you're american i guess your right is my left and my left is your right?