Syn

So after 2+ years of owning my car I finally lost control of it earlier today going around a light curve. I was only going about 30mph but was accelerating quickly and it turns out the road was dusty/dirty so that's probably why it happened. The car broke loose and then started going right so I corrected and it went left, then right again, then left into a nearly 180 degree spin so I was facing the opposite direction. Luckily this was on an empty road and I didn't hit anything but I'm just wondering if any damage could have been done to the drivetrain? It's an automatic and was in drive the whole time (of course) if that makes any difference. Also I didn't go backwards at all, just kind of did the 180 and stopped.

I think I'm just being paranoid and this might be a really stupid question but I figured I'd ask if anyone here might know.

sworaz

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Highly unlikely, heck otherwise autocross racing would not be very popular.

WhosNXT

I believe from what you said you are fine. It could "possibly" cause damage but not if just stopped as you said. It would have to be pretty harsh to hurt anything.

01ssreda4

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you can hurt the drivetrain by doing anything....did you? prolly not. dont sweat it.

LS1>girlfriend

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you did half a donut at 30...check out the thousands of videos on youtube. cars fine.

slick1851

Driver Mod?

newton

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Unless one of the wheels hit something, you're fine.

That happened to me about a month ago. I was driving home at around 1:30 AM when I decided to make a hard left and kick the rear out a bit. Everything was under control until I saw a patch of water on the street.

F-body + patch of water = deadly

Luckily I didn't hit anything either and the intersection was deserted.

IRONFIST

No you're fine. Most likely damage from what you just mentioned is damage to your ego

You didn't hit anything did you? Or go over anything?

1Loudz28

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does it drive any different? id say ur fine. just to be on the safe side, turn that asr off and just swing some donuts to make sure.

jwhert

you've never gone and spun donuts? the car wasnt even officially mine when i did my first donut in it

razorclaw99

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im sure ur fine

mycamaroSS

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you should be fine dude DO MORE hahaha

Chase22

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I'm in the same predicament except it was alot worse. Last night I was on the highway and it was wet and raining. I took a left from the median and i noticed a car had switched lanes and was coming at me at about 60 mph. i hit the gas and soon after hit some kinda of huge pothole, I completely lost control of the car and started doing 360s and went into the other lane, then through the median grass ditch, ended up on the opposite side of traffic where they were going to other way while i was still spinning in circles. Somehow i caught traction and went with their lane. This was at 7 pm too. I dont know how the cars missed me, i should be dead, i saw one car take a quick right to miss me. Somehow, there was NO damage to my car whatsoever appearance-wise. I now believe that trans ams are divine

Shooter_Jay

the OP brings up a good question. What could have happened if he did travel backwards after spinning 180, which would have spun the trans in reverse, but in fwd gear? It might affect the car differently with an auto or manual. On a manual if you weren't fast enough with the clutch, it would spin the motor backwards right? I don't think this should hurt the motor, but what do you guys think? As for in an auto, I'm guessing it would just slip due to no transmission hydraulic pressure? Any thoughts?

edit: thinking aobut it more, the auto would have pressure if it was still running, but I think the auto would just slip at the torque converter. ??

99bluefirebird

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Since you would be off the gas at that point, the auto would just slip at the torque converter, idling. Just like you can roll backwards with it in D starting uphill. With a manual, if you are out of control and haven't pushed in the clutch yet-you are terrible.

Shooter_Jay

true

AronZ28

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I actually spun the car around at 60mph. Was going through a curve on a 4 lane road, no median, standing on the throttle when there was this wet stretch of road from out of nowhere(water was pouring out a rock face onto the street, it had rained the day before). Car slid around, went barelling in reverse at 60mph into the opposite lanes. Only thing I remeber is standing on the throttle, then standing on the brake sliding backwards and stopping about 1 foot from the opposite curve. Luckily there was no traffic at 2:00am

The car did stall on me though. I have no idea when, but when I stopped it was dead quiet with all the lights on the dash on. ABS was working though, kind of wierd if the motor stalled.

Revelation Z28

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as if you would even look at the dash lights during a moment like that

Shooter_Jay

a4 or m6?

AronZ28

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I was actually reprogramming the presets on my radio while doing 60mph backwards in the wrong lane.

Car is an automatic, and I noticed all the warning lights after I had stopped.