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rawj7 · 05-13-2010, 06:42 AM

Hello, My Car pulls to the left, It has since I got it last month, The service mananger said there not suposed to check it for the first 500 miles but he did anyway, He said it was out of tow they fixed it but it still pulls. He said to drive the car for awhile becuase the front end is really tight from the factory and it needs to break in. well I now hit 1020 miles and it still does it. Anyone else have this problem?

AlSuwaidi · 05-13-2010, 07:01 AM

i doent its a break in issue.. something is wrong with allignment.. get it checked professionally

rawj7 · 05-13-2010, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlSuwaidi

i doent its a break in issue.. something is wrong with allignment.. get it checked professionally

I did they have a great service center. They did do an allignment and it still pulls. I was just wondering if anyone else had this problem and if so how long "is brake in", and what needed to be done besides allignment to get fixed?

AlSuwaidi · 05-13-2010, 07:10 AM

mmm my car doesnt pull at all.. unless the road isnt straight...

are your wheels and tires stock??

96rss/ls6 · 05-13-2010, 07:17 AM

Its a sports car, The steering is supposed to be tight, but the car shouldnt pull to one side unless you got the roundtrack edition. They missed something, brakes hanging, bad wheel bearing, alignment, or the car carrier warped your car. wouldnt be the first time!

Mark Myles · 05-13-2010, 07:46 AM

I thought my car was pulling also........ended up being the wind pushing me. I figured it out when heading back home in the other direction...

The car wasn't blowing all over like in my Suburban..just felt like it was pulling.

M

CamaroDude · 05-13-2010, 07:53 AM

Take it back and have a complete alignment check, When you took it the first time you said the tech only checked the toe, have them recheck all three alignments ( Camber, Caster, and Toe ) just to eliminate the possibility of improper alignment.

My guess is that you might have too much positive camber or negative caster on the left side of the vehicle.

And to my knowledge Toe wouldn't cause the car to pull to either side anyways...

nosrettap58 · 05-13-2010, 08:09 AM

Saying it's a break-in issue is ridiculous. Something is wrong!

ron10 · 05-13-2010, 08:13 AM

car should not pull right or left.when a car is new,it should be perfect.i always hate it when a dealer says,"that is normal",or "it needs to be broke in",or "drive it a while,it will be fine".your car has something wrong in the front end somewhere.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 05-13-2010, 11:25 AM

I had alignment issues, took it to a dealer where the service manager is one of the very best at front end alignments. It tracks straight as an arrow now...

If you watch the video on the Camaro factory, there is a guy right at the end of the line that whips a few turns here and there and as long as it is within tolerance, he proclaims it good and off it goes. I'm sure he is very good at what he does, and 99.9% of them are probably right on the money, but.... A good alignment person doesn't settle for tolerance, but strives to get it right...Mine is now right and it made a huge difference...

christianmotox · 05-13-2010, 11:26 AM

The first thing i would check would be the tire pressure.

Russell James · 05-13-2010, 12:38 PM

500 miles break in for the alignment is horse crap. When I was a tech, I never saw an alignment correct itself in 500 miles.

If it pulls, something is out of whack. With wide tires on performance cars, even the slightest bit of being out can make it pull. I'd ask them to perfect the alignment. Not "within the ranges" , but get it real close to the dead center measurements.

Sounds like they did the old "set the toe and let it go"... The lazy ass method of just a quickie toe set and send you down the road. When what you probably really need is a full alignment where the caster, camber, and toe are perfected.

Tell them to do it right this time.

If it still pulls after the alignment is perfected, another possibility is radial tire pull. They would swap the tires side to side and see if it now pulls the other direction indicating a bad tire.

Most likely though, probably just needs a minor castor or camber adjustment. Sometimes a left pull just has too much road crown compensation in it. Often the right front has a bit more negative camber to it for road crown, maybe it's a hair too much.

Stoutgutt · 05-13-2010, 12:42 PM

Don't complain. Cars should only be good at two things...

1) Going Fast, and
2) Turning Left!

2SSARMY · 05-13-2010, 02:18 PM

You sure you don't got 5 psi on the left side and 50 on the right?

05-13-2010, 06:42 AM	#1
rawj7 U.S. ARMY Aviation Mech Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS 6 Speed Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: VA Posts: 353	Car pulls to the left Hello, My Car pulls to the left, It has since I got it last month, The service mananger said there not suposed to check it for the first 500 miles but he did anyway, He said it was out of tow they fixed it but it still pulls. He said to drive the car for awhile becuase the front end is really tight from the factory and it needs to break in. well I now hit 1020 miles and it still does it. Anyone else have this problem? __________________ 2SS/RS W/White Hood strip, 6sM. To do before I Die. Dream car-check, ...

05-13-2010, 07:17 AM	#5
96rss/ls6 Inferno is the only color Drives: 96 ls6 camaro, iom 2ss/rss / Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: greer south carolina Posts: 236 View My Garage	Its a sports car, The steering is supposed to be tight, but the car shouldnt pull to one side unless you got the roundtrack edition. They missed something, brakes hanging, bad wheel bearing, alignment, or the car carrier warped your car. wouldnt be the first time! __________________

05-13-2010, 07:53 AM	#7
CamaroDude Look Ma Im A Music Artist Drives: 2017 Camaro RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: MI Posts: 158	Take it back and have a complete alignment check, When you took it the first time you said the tech only checked the toe, have them recheck all three alignments ( Camber, Caster, and Toe ) just to eliminate the possibility of improper alignment. My guess is that you might have too much positive camber or negative caster on the left side of the vehicle. And to my knowledge Toe wouldn't cause the car to pull to either side anyways... Last edited by CamaroDude; 05-13-2010 at 06:48 PM.

05-13-2010, 11:25 AM	#10
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,491	I had alignment issues, took it to a dealer where the service manager is one of the very best at front end alignments. It tracks straight as an arrow now... If you watch the video on the Camaro factory, there is a guy right at the end of the line that whips a few turns here and there and as long as it is within tolerance, he proclaims it good and off it goes. I'm sure he is very good at what he does, and 99.9% of them are probably right on the money, but.... A good alignment person doesn't settle for tolerance, but strives to get it right...Mine is now right and it made a huge difference... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

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05-13-2010, 07:01 AM	#2
AlSuwaidi Drives: BLACK LS3 GCC-Spec Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UAE - SHARJAH Posts: 2,824 View My Garage	i doent its a break in issue.. something is wrong with allignment.. get it checked professionally

05-13-2010, 07:10 AM	#4
AlSuwaidi Drives: BLACK LS3 GCC-Spec Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UAE - SHARJAH Posts: 2,824 View My Garage	mmm my car doesnt pull at all.. unless the road isnt straight... are your wheels and tires stock??

05-13-2010, 07:46 AM	#6
Mark Myles Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IBM / Silver Stripes Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northeast Michigan Posts: 601	I thought my car was pulling also........ended up being the wind pushing me. I figured it out when heading back home in the other direction... The car wasn't blowing all over like in my Suburban..just felt like it was pulling. M

05-13-2010, 08:09 AM	#8
nosrettap58 nosrettap58 Drives: 2023 Camaro 2SS Convertible Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Montana Posts: 195	Saying it's a break-in issue is ridiculous. Something is wrong!

05-13-2010, 08:13 AM	#9
ron10 Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: LOUISVILLE,KY.. Posts: 7,545	car should not pull right or left.when a car is new,it should be perfect.i always hate it when a dealer says,"that is normal",or "it needs to be broke in",or "drive it a while,it will be fine".your car has something wrong in the front end somewhere.

05-13-2010, 11:26 AM	#11
christianmotox Drives: ( . )( . ) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,827	The first thing i would check would be the tire pressure.

05-13-2010, 12:38 PM	#12
Russell James Drives: '15 SS 1LE, '69 Z28 drag car Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mich Posts: 4,482	500 miles break in for the alignment is horse crap. When I was a tech, I never saw an alignment correct itself in 500 miles. If it pulls, something is out of whack. With wide tires on performance cars, even the slightest bit of being out can make it pull. I'd ask them to perfect the alignment. Not "within the ranges" , but get it real close to the dead center measurements. Sounds like they did the old "set the toe and let it go"... The lazy ass method of just a quickie toe set and send you down the road. When what you probably really need is a full alignment where the caster, camber, and toe are perfected. Tell them to do it right this time. If it still pulls after the alignment is perfected, another possibility is radial tire pull. They would swap the tires side to side and see if it now pulls the other direction indicating a bad tire. Most likely though, probably just needs a minor castor or camber adjustment. Sometimes a left pull just has too much road crown compensation in it. Often the right front has a bit more negative camber to it for road crown, maybe it's a hair too much.

05-13-2010, 12:42 PM	#13
Stoutgutt Drives: 2010 RJT Camaro 1SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 110 View My Garage	Don't complain. Cars should only be good at two things... 1) Going Fast, and 2) Turning Left!

05-13-2010, 02:18 PM	#14
2SSARMY Account Suspended Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 1,125	You sure you don't got 5 psi on the left side and 50 on the right?