Hey Guys,

I was just curious...What do you do when parking on off centered ground? I recently moved to a new place with roommates, and I park outside on the cul-de-sac. The road is sort of slanted, and has dips. The car is usually slanted so the passenger side is leaned on. Is this ok for the car to sit with the car on a slant? I figured it would add more pressure on the passenger side shocks, and tires?

Additionally, the road is also on an incline and has dips. I was just parking normally by putting the car into park (automatic transmission). I noticed after I parked the car would after 2-3 seconds roll and click. The car also jolted a lot when taking out of park, it was actually hard to shift. Has anyone experienced this? It actually felt like I had to push the shifter on the automatic a little harder to get out of park. Any reason why this happens?

I have since been putting the car in neutral, engaging parking brake, and then putting in park. I no longer have the issue mentioned above. Is this necessary to do? Am I helping out by doing this? I don't usually use the E-BRAKE at any other times.

Thanks,

Brad

 

Your car is tilted to the passenger side while driving probably 80-90% of the time because of the road crown. And that is under load with tire wear, etc. I wouldn't worry about it. I am sure Nissan thought about it