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Car pulls to the left badly... warranty maybe?
Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 1:07 am
by noginsk
I have noticed that the car has been pulling to the left pretty badly. It has gotten to the point that it is pretty uncomfortable to drive with just one hand, like how I would drive while shifting. The car has 15,000 miles on it. Can this be a warranty issue, or am I just in need of an alignment? Any thoughts? I also notice that the car doesn't want to pull left under hard acceleration, it actually wants to pull right. Maybe this is torque steer? It kind of makes for a swervy ride when I hit the gas hard and then let off just as quick.
Re: Car pulls to the left badly... warranty maybe? (noginsk)
Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 1:12 am
by ragingfish
I've had similar problems...been to the dealer several times, they say the width of the tires used cause it to pull in and out of grooves on the road, making for a very back-and-forth ride...
Re: Car pulls to the left badly... warranty maybe? (ragingfish)
Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 1:20 am
by Mavrik
Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »I've had similar problems...been to the dealer several times, they say the width of the tires used cause it to pull in and out of grooves on the road, making for a very back-and-forth ride...my stock P205/55R16 tires never did that. My P215/45R17 tires do and it sure took a bit to get used to.However if you have a pull, check your tire pressure even, a low tire can do that and with the P205/55R16 tires being a low profile tire it won't look flat...
Re: Car pulls to the left badly... warranty maybe? (Mavrik)
Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 12:57 pm
by noginsk
Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »my stock P205/55R16 tires never did that. My P215/45R17 tires do and it sure took a bit to get used to.However if you have a pull, check your tire pressure even, a low tire can do that and with the P205/55R16 tires being a low profile tire it won't look flat...You know, I feel so stupid. I just found out that my driver side front wheel had a nail in it, and the pressure was down to 10 pounds. Oops. Got it fixed and everything is ok. I should have checked it earlier.
Re: Car pulls to the left badly... warranty maybe? (noginsk)
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 1:42 am
by Mavrik
Quote, originally posted by noginsk »You know, I feel so stupid. I just found out that my driver side front wheel had a nail in it, and the pressure was down to 10 pounds. Oops. Got it fixed and everything is ok. I should have checked it earlier.Don't sweat it man, lots of people don't realise a low tire can do that. For next time ya know... we all learn at some point.