Car pulling to the left side

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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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Car pulling to the left side

I have most annoying and puzzling problem with my 2008 RDX tech. Basically, the car constantly pulls to the left. I need to keep my wheel angled right to drive straight, if I hold the wheel perfectly level the car slowly but surely veers left.

And, to eliminate the obvious – checked the tire pressure and brought up to manufacturer specs, to the tee, equal in all tires. The car was bought brand new and wheel alignment was checked TWICE by two dealers. One of them even showed me a computer printout that showed all four wheels fully within the specs.

At this point I am getting somewhat desperate – has anybody ever heard of such persistent issue with RDX? What should I ask service manager to look at specifically – transmission, axle, steering, etc?

ANY advice/ ideas/ suggestion are quite welcome!
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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Get Wheel aligment. my was pulling to right is ok after.
Check tires tread too.
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by littleblazer
Get Wheel aligment. my was pulling to right is ok after.
Check tires tread too.
Umm.. I already checked wheel alignment, TWICE -- see above. The car is brand new, the pull started from day one with zero tire wear.
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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You need to have the steering wheel taken off and reset. If its not alignment, and its not a problem with the car/tires/suspension/frame....if your car drives straight with teh steering wheel turned (while its perfectly aligned) then its the wheel itself

I made some recent posts where i talked about my 2 new RDXs being totally out of alignment on delivery (had an 07, and now an 08) the steering wheel was off center on both, and had to be reset, thats probably your issues, if you have not had it done yet
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 02:55 PM
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I had the same issue. At least I thought I was having an issue. It was pulling to the left exactly as you say. Did the alignment at the dealership, checked the tires, nothing changed. Then I noticed that it pulls to the right when I drive on the right lane and to the left when driving on the left lane. I concluded that it must be the road that is a bit inclined on the sides. It never bothered me since. I have the 2009 model.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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Wider tires will tend to follow the "groves" on the road(s).
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