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Old May 28, 2003 | 11:41 AM
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Car pulls to left on highway!!

I know you are thinking "alignment", but car has very slight pull to left on highway but when I step on gas in 5th or 6th, car pulls somewhat severely to left. It is not torque steer, as holding wheel straight does no good, I have to actually steer to the right to go straight. When I let off of gas, car dives to the right! So basically, throttle on nose goes left, throttle off nose goes right(because I have to steer to right to go straight with throttle on)
In 1st through 4th, car does not pull to either side except when I really put foot in it, then it pulls to the RIGHT! And by "throttle on", I do not mean stomping on it, I mean just normal speed adjustments.

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Old May 28, 2003 | 11:57 AM
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Re: Car pulls to left on highway!!

Originally posted by SEturner
I know you are thinking "alignment", but car has very slight pull to left on highway but when I step on gas in 5th or 6th, car pulls somewhat severely to left. It is not torque steer, as holding wheel straight does no good, I have to actually steer to the right to go straight. When I let off of gas, car dives to the right! So basically, throttle on nose goes left, throttle off nose goes right(because I have to steer to right to go straight with throttle on)
In 1st through 4th, car does not pull to either side except when I really put foot in it, then it pulls to the RIGHT! And by "throttle on", I do not mean stomping on it, I mean just normal speed adjustments.

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I am pretty sure it is alignment. And also roads are not 100% flat so the car would go certain way if the road is inclined in that direction.

I had my aligment done on my car and it drove perfect. Now need to go back and have it done agian because morons at Nissan while doing my clutch TSB messed up the aligment. Now it pulls to the right.
Old May 28, 2003 | 12:00 PM
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if you have aftermarket rims/tires and lowered you'll almost all the time pull on roads that have crowns on them.. Are both of your tires tread worn out evenly?
Old May 28, 2003 | 12:33 PM
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My tires are wearing fine. A constant pull is one thing, but my car is difficult to drive in a straight line because it "dives" left when I step on gas, and "dives" back to the right when I stop accelerating(remember, this is in 5th or 6th gear--not much torque)
Old May 28, 2003 | 12:37 PM
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You have a loose tie rod end.
Grab a tire and wiggle it back and forth, you'll feel the play.
Old May 28, 2003 | 02:23 PM
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Re: Car pulls to left on highway!!

Originally posted by SEturner
I know you are thinking "alignment", but car has very slight pull to left on highway but when I step on gas in 5th or 6th, car pulls somewhat severely to left. It is not torque steer, as holding wheel straight does no good, I have to actually steer to the right to go straight. When I let off of gas, car dives to the right! So basically, throttle on nose goes left, throttle off nose goes right(because I have to steer to right to go straight with throttle on)
In 1st through 4th, car does not pull to either side except when I really put foot in it, then it pulls to the RIGHT! And by "throttle on", I do not mean stomping on it, I mean just normal speed adjustments.

Thanks
Hmmm - I had a very similar problem, but mine happened in any gear at any speed (maybe at low speeds when you floor it you're encountering torque steer - dunno). It turned out to be radial pull, and the car actually became really annoying to drive after rotating the tires (front to back). Guess once the bad tire is on the front wheel, it has more impact.

Anyway, don't know why that would affect you only in 5th and 6th, but try swapping the tires and see if the problem reverses. If so...that's it.
Old May 28, 2003 | 06:54 PM
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Originally posted by njmaxseltd
You have a loose tie rod end.
Grab a tire and wiggle it back and forth, you'll feel the play.
+1
Old May 28, 2003 | 07:54 PM
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I wonder how that happened on a 2K2 Max? I have had the transverse link recall performed recently, which is supposed to include alignment!
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