Driving in the rain..........?

Question

Today I was driving in the rain and i noticed something peculiar happening. Im driving a manual tiburon.

Im at a stop light, the light turns green so I sink the clutch and press the gas. I wasn't giving it a whole lot of gas.

What happened next was pretty scary.

The right wheel lost traction ( i guess) & the car kept wanting to go over into the other lane where there are other cars.

At first, I thought maybe i pressed the gas too much. But then, it kept happening.

The other 3 tires are fine. A couple weeks ago I had them inspected and the "tire guy" said they were "o.k.".

What do you thinks going on?

Answer 1

Novatrek,

I have the same thing happened to me. What I do is, step on the gas lightly when the green light is on  because the rain makes the road very slippery. Be safe out there, I rather be late then not make it there at all.

Answer 2

You probably just hit a slippery spot. Maybe someone at the red light before you, had an oil leak or something. I would take it to another tire guy to be sure. It's not something we should guess about. That does sound scary and I hope you find out what it is.   Take care.

Answer 3

Since you got the tires checked.....now it's time to get a front end alignment.  If your right wheel is off just a little bit it may cause what's happening.  Especially on a front wheel drive car.

Answer 4

The wheel that had the most power caught an oil spot on the road caused by the rain and started to spin, there is nothing wrong with your vehicle.