96 Taurus-- No Acceleration When Turning

Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Posts: 1

My car will not accelerate when I'm turning left--the engine only revs. Once I straighten the wheel, acceleration is normal. I feel the car jerk once the wheel is straightened if my foot is still on the accelerator. It feels like something is disengaged when the steering wheel is turned and then engages when it is straightened again. This only happens with left turns. Thanks for any help you can give.

External Since: Nov 07, 2003 Posts: 44

"wsticht" <none.DeleteThis@000.com> wrote in message
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> My car will not accelerate when I'm turning left--the engine only
> revs. Once I straighten the wheel, acceleration is normal. I feel
> the car jerk once the wheel is straightened if my foot is still on the
> accelerator. It feels like something is disengaged when the steering
> wheel is turned and then engages when it is straightened again. This
> only happens with left turns. Thanks for any help you can give.

Assuming you have an automatic transmission, check the AT fluid
level with the car in Park using the AT dipstick. There's a good
chance the fluid level is very low and you're sucking air instead of
fluid on left turns

Bob