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11-28-2009, 04:30 PM

Car pulls left

On the highway at 60mph if you let go of the wheel it will switch lanes in 1-2sec

From appx 60-73mph, the car vibrates a little and the wheel shakes somewhat. After 73mph this goes away but the pull still remains.

When you brake, it pulls but not as much, does not vibrate at all

The brakes are fine. New pads, new rotors, and calipers are not frozen.
The suspension is fine, all of it, and lower control arms replaced recently.
Recently aligned
New tires, balanced, and 1 bent rim fixed
Car is FWD, the axles are fine and so is the transmission, it was just flushed & has new fluid
I can't find any play anywhere

The car corners fine. No scraping noises. The wheel bearings are ok.
No vibration upon acceleration
Drives like a charm (aside from slight pull to the left) below 55mph

This is stumping me.
For it to be pulling this much, something must be wrong but what is it?

Could the frame be bent from a small accident?
It makes no sense because if it can be aligned then the frame shouldn't be an issue but I'm at my wit's end.

zenoonez · 11-28-2009, 05:05 PM

Sounds like one of the joints in the suspension. Any squeaking noises?

Sleepy · 11-28-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MoldyFrogToe

Car pulls left

On the highway at 60mph if you let go of the wheel it will switch lanes in 1-2sec

From appx 60-73mph, the car vibrates a little and the wheel shakes somewhat. After 73mph this goes away but the pull still remains.

When you brake, it pulls but not as much, does not vibrate at all

The brakes are fine. New pads, new rotors, and calipers are not frozen.
The suspension is fine, all of it, and lower control arms replaced recently.
Recently aligned
New tires, balanced, and 1 bent rim fixed
Car is FWD, the axles are fine and so is the transmission, it was just flushed & has new fluid
I can't find any play anywhere

The car corners fine. No scraping noises. The wheel bearings are ok.
No vibration upon acceleration
Drives like a charm (aside from slight pull to the left) below 55mph

This is stumping me.
For it to be pulling this much, something must be wrong but what is it?

Could the frame be bent from a small accident?
It makes no sense because if it can be aligned then the frame shouldn't be an issue but I'm at my wit's end.

i would start with the suspension from the bent rim back to the frame. if not the frame itself. you will wear your tires unevenly with this setup, and eventually it will become unsafe. especially above normal highway speeds.

do you travel with kids in the car at all???

take the vehicle to someone skilled/well versed in this type of problem and either repair it or get rid of it. be careful in the wet/slick road situations.

i would tend to think it is related to the bent rim incident.
best of luck...

chuckyoufarley · 11-28-2009, 06:38 PM

check the tires,my friend had a tire that a steel belted radial and the steel belts were messed up and threw off the balance

ArcticBlast · 11-28-2009, 06:40 PM

tie rods

ArcticBlast

BeardedClam · 11-28-2009, 06:47 PM

Do you have a gut that hits the steering wheel?
That's my only guess.

What model of car is it?
What year was it made?
Like my suburban was made between the years '99-'06, you don't have to give exact year made.

ArcticBlast · 11-28-2009, 06:50 PM

if you have electronic powersteering assist/boost in your car, there could be something wrong with the sensor/controller or whatever

ArcticBlast

hardhat22 · 11-28-2009, 06:57 PM

I bought a van 2 years ago that had a small glitch with the side door being a little hard to close. Finally my auto body bud told me that the frame was warped. Then he tried to 'splain to me that this mini van didn't have what is traditionally known as a frame, Lol.

As it turns out,the previous owner had backed into a light pole and that was all it took to ruin the van. This van also pulled to one side even after a laser alignment. I didn't keep it long enough to watch the $600 worth of tires wear off of it.
Get rid of it.
Peace

Phillthy · 11-28-2009, 07:41 PM

frame is bent. do a carfax report on it.

resin seeker · 11-28-2009, 08:37 PM

i spoke to my friend about his problem and he said "if the car has been in an accident just sell the fucker it cost thousands to fix"and this guys has been running his own garage for 20 odd years hope this helps

11-28-2009, 04:30 PM	#1
MoldyFrogToe Guest Posts: n/a	I CHALLENGE YOU to solve this problem Car pulls left On the highway at 60mph if you let go of the wheel it will switch lanes in 1-2sec From appx 60-73mph, the car vibrates a little and the wheel shakes somewhat. After 73mph this goes away but the pull still remains. When you brake, it pulls but not as much, does not vibrate at all The brakes are fine. New pads, new rotors, and calipers are not frozen. The suspension is fine, all of it, and lower control arms replaced recently. Recently aligned New tires, balanced, and 1 bent rim fixed Car is FWD, the axles are fine and so is the transmission, it was just flushed & has new fluid I can't find any play anywhere The car corners fine. No scraping noises. The wheel bearings are ok. No vibration upon acceleration Drives like a charm (aside from slight pull to the left) below 55mph This is stumping me. For it to be pulling this much, something must be wrong but what is it? Could the frame be bent from a small accident? It makes no sense because if it can be aligned then the frame shouldn't be an issue but I'm at my wit's end.
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11-28-2009, 06:38 PM	#4
chuckyoufarley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: i dont live i exist Posts: 7,439	check the tires,my friend had a tire that a steel belted radial and the steel belts were messed up and threw off the balance __________________ KEEPEM GREEN-N-GIRLIE PEACE CHUCKY jack & jill went up the hill to score a bag of grass jack was swift & rolled a spliff now he's gettin some ASS i'm never alone even when i'm by myself
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11-28-2009, 06:47 PM	#6
BeardedClam Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 601	Do you have a gut that hits the steering wheel? That's my only guess. What model of car is it? What year was it made? Like my suburban was made between the years '99-'06, you don't have to give exact year made. __________________
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11-28-2009, 06:57 PM	#8
hardhat22 OG flotsam Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wooly Swamp US Of A Posts: 359	I bought a van 2 years ago that had a small glitch with the side door being a little hard to close. Finally my auto body bud told me that the frame was warped. Then he tried to 'splain to me that this mini van didn't have what is traditionally known as a frame, Lol. As it turns out,the previous owner had backed into a light pole and that was all it took to ruin the van. This van also pulled to one side even after a laser alignment. I didn't keep it long enough to watch the $600 worth of tires wear off of it. Get rid of it. Peace __________________ < Previous Joke \| Next Joke > "When someone tells you that it isn't the sun that influences climate but the kind of light bulbs you have in your house and that they're going to fix the weather by raising taxes maybe you should think twice before you vote for them." Some cool guy on the net
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11-28-2009, 07:41 PM	#9
Phillthy Seven-Thirty Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere nice and padded. Posts: 7,798	frame is bent. do a carfax report on it. __________________ “A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?” - Albert Einstein
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11-28-2009, 05:05 PM	#2
zenoonez Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tripping down the path of life Posts: 2,321	Sounds like one of the joints in the suspension. Any squeaking noises?
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11-28-2009, 08:37 PM	#10
resin seeker Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 199	i spoke to my friend about his problem and he said "if the car has been in an accident just sell the fucker it cost thousands to fix"and this guys has been running his own garage for 20 odd years hope this helps
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