the other night i was driving home from work, it was a little wet outside but not down pouring. i pulled up at a intersection and was waiting at red light, it was a busy night and the road was packed with cars but i was the first inline in the left lane.the light changed and and i started to go, when i got to the middle of the intersection my truck hit 2nd gear and i lost all traction and ended up on the med. on the other side i slamed on the breaks and was all most side ways in the road. when i got going the right way again all the cars behind me were about 100 feet away ( probley thought i was drunk or crazy)
i've had my truck for about 2 month and is stock except k&N filter, has any one had this problem, mabey its the wet road and rear wheel drive ( this is my first rear wheel drive car ) but my 2000 jetta acted like it was on rails wet road or not ( but only 115 hp that seems so weak now)
thanks for any input

josh

 

You should consider attending a driving school and catching the common sense clue bus. 450 ft/lbs of torque, a wet road, rwd, and an inexperienced driver are a "hospital wobble" waiting to happen.

 

When the streets are wet,use the throttle and brakes like you have a raw egg taped to bottom of your foot.

 

Sell your truck NOW! and get back in the jetta before you hurt yourself or somebody else Or get a boatload of commonsense

 

look, i dont want to be the first person to say it but.. common sense man!



oh wait, nevermind....

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although its silly, i dont think the guy needs to be flamed. moody

 

Any vechicle, especially a pickup will do the same thing in the rain or wet roads. Especially with the F1's. My dad has a 2000 F350 Super Duty and drives the same way as my L does in the rain. The worst in going uphill onto on ramps!!! High torque, low weight over the axles, and those F1's.....you better treat your pedal controls like eggshells!!. Just put my winter tires on..Michelin Alpine II's.....noticable difference in traction, in start-stop driving, even without weight in the bed. If you can't learn to drive in the rain.....i've only had my L since august, so i'm no pro....., maybe you should park it. Try starting off in 2 gear till you get moving. This was recommended to me by a bunch of winter L drivers.

 

I refuse to use this as an excuse to promote my AWD Syclone pick-up truck! Probably be even MORE dangerous in that.

Maybe you should sell the truck and go back to a cute little 4 cylinder,front wheel drive car before you hurt somebody.

 

Yeah,this is a characteristic of all trucks.The God like power and wide meats of the L amplify the problem.Maybe the L was not a good choice for a daily driver,if its your first real truck.

 

I've driven trucks for as long as I can remember (none 4x4) and when I got my L, the extra power took a lot of getting used to. Just lay off the gas a little when the roads get slick. I mean, 450 ft-lb RWD with a 57/43 split, it's gonna hop around. Even on dry roads, I have trouble keeping the tires planted because of my lead foot.

 

If you hit SECOND gear by the middle of the intersection, you were definately driving WAY to fast in the rain buddy...sorry, but be more gentle on it and you won't find yourself being flung all over...this isn't your mom's Taurus.

Daniel

 

It's one thing to have power. Having control of the power should be the true goal.

BE CAREFUL!!!!!

 

I too have a problem with my truck.

I just want to ram ***** sometimes in this beast!!!!

 

Wow, I can't believe how negative some of these posts are.


svtmagnus, I would suggest you going to a secluded spot and getting used to how much power you can apply compared to your past vehicles. This way you can be in a more controlled environment than the public streets. Its very different than front wheel drive vehicles and will take alittle different approach.
Remember don't jab the throttle, sqeeeeze the throttle and in the rain you must be even more gentle, depending on the amount of traction available on your particular road surfaces.

 

Redneck is right. Find yourself a good straight piece of road that isn't busy where you can't hurt your truck, yourself or anyone else. Every winter I do the same, and get used to sliding (at low speeds), starting and panic stopping. It is a good way to get yourself prepared for slick (wet or icey) conditions.

Mark

 

Put about 200 pounds (or more) of sand, wood etc and that should help SOME.