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You may have a bent rim or damaged the tire.

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Q: Why would a car run rough after hitting a curb?
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Can hitting a curb cause a car battery to stop working?

I seriously doubt it but if you have a really horrible car that you are driving and you hit a curb maybe, but I really do not think so.


Does comprehensive auto insurance cover damage to your car from avoiding a deer and then hitting the curb I know it covers damage from hitting an animal but what about damage from avoiding one?

You still had a accident. What you hit was a curb.


Can hitting a curb cause the steering rack to bend?

It could but unlikely if it was a curb the tie rod ends and/or balljoints rims and control arms would all be bent before the rack but most likely the car was wrecked


Why does your car make a knocking noise after hitting a curb?

kinetic (movement) energy is converted to sound energy due to the collision.


When hitting curb what damage could be expected?

anything is possible. This is entirely dependent on the speed when you hit the curb. Say, at more than 60kph, you would most likely lose your tires, worst the impact would create crack/s if your car is fitted with alloy wheels and finally the car's tie rod-end ball joints.


Should your wheels be turned to or away from the curb when parked?

Your front wheels should be turned so that, if your car were to roll it would turn into the curb. If your car is facing downhill, the front wheels should be turned into the curb. If your car is facing uphill, your front wheels should be turned away from the curb.


How can you know when to stop backing your vehicle to avoid hitting a curb?

You need to practice backing up slowly in a deserted place with a curb that is out of the way of other moving vehicles, perhaps the outer limits of a mall parking lot. Repeated practice will give you a sense of when your car is near the curb.


How have the greater damages the car hitting another car or car hitting a steady car?

car hitting a steady car


Car leans to oneside while driving after hitting curb at 5 mile an hour in snow?

Take it to a front end specialty shop. NOT THE DEALER, NOT A GENERAL MECHANIC!


In what direction should your front wheels be pointed when facing up hill with curb on right?

you would turn wheel to left so that away if the car rolls it would more likely for the curb to stop the car from rolling.


What throws an alignment off in a vehicle?

Hitting something like a pot hole or a curb. anything that jars the wheels of the car. Or just normal wear and tear. alignment is recommended at least once every two years regardless of hitting anything.


What is a sentence using the word curb?

The car did not park on the curb