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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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Car pulls to left

I need help i have an 07 acura tls and i had tein ss on them and i thougth that was causing the problem but it wasnt it because i have now taken them off.
When going above 55MPH the car pulls to the left as soon as you let go of the steering wheel, and in order for the car to go straight you have to hold the steering wheel at an angle and ive brought the car to acura about 3 times for this same problem as they cannot diagnose it.
any thoughts would be much appreciated.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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maybe your wheels are not balanced properly
bent wheel?
alignment might be off
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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bent frame? bent steering wheel? under/over inflated tires? poor tires? added weight to left side?
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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Check your tread depths. I've done a few a lignments with pulls that were tire related.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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deffinately allingment
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by hamsup
deffinately allingment
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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thanks for all your inputs guys appreciate it
i took it to acura today and they said my rear tires r shot from my coilovers and the alignment is whats causing the problem but i think its somethign else and i guess well see onec i get new tires and alignment done. also when im on the high way the car makes some kind of noise like a belt or something any thoughtz?
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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I got new tires put on today the goodyear eagle gt's
and got alignment done and the car still has the same problem..any suggestions?? and i checked i have no bent rims and all tires were balanced and alignment done
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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New tires and an alignment, and still pulling...hmm...something to do with the frame?
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 09:35 AM
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car pulling

do you think the fram is bent?
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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When was the last time you did your brakes.. one of your pistons might be engaging.. you may need a rebuild on one of those suckers.. check your pads for even wear.. if not.. get it checked.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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any new updates as to what can be wrong?

Last edited by stgdsie; Dec 10, 2008 at 12:04 PM. Reason: typo
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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What happens when you press the brakes? Does the pull go away? Does it still pull to the left? Does it pull to the right instead?

Also, can you post a pic of your alignment readings that you got from the alignment shop? If you can't post a pic, then what are the readings? Be sure to include Caster measurements.
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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I also was going to say that a caliper could be dragging, had this happen on a pickup I had. You would be able to notice uneven pad wear if you pulled them off.
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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I would highly doubt that the frame is bent.
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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You may want to take a look at this TSB:

http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/B06-034.PDF
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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My car was pulling to the left as well. I did an alignement which didn't help. I then did a tire rotation and it's back to normal. I know something ain't right but the rotation fixed it. I think one of the tires or wheels are jacked up.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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When i slow down and let go off the wheel it turns buy it's self. The tech told it's supposed to do that usual bs.
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