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01 maxima pulling to the right

Old May 3, 2015 | 02:40 PM
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01 maxima pulling to the right

My 01 maxima keeps pulling to the right. It happens at slow and fast speeds. I recently had both my control arms done and an alignment.
Old May 3, 2015 | 05:40 PM
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It could be torque steer, which is only extremely obvious when you accelerate hard. It's usually just a light pull to the right.
Old May 4, 2015 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Trin1j23
My 01 maxima keeps pulling to the right. It happens at slow and fast speeds. I recently had both my control arms done and an alignment.
If it's only pulling one direction, it sounds like an alignment issue to me.

If it happens at a consistent speed, I'd say it's the alignment wasn't done correctly. Say 40-60 MPH cruise control type speed.

If this only started happening after they did the control arms, it is more than likely their causing.

Here's things you could check though:
-Tire Pressure
-Mismatching tires
-A sticking brake caliper
Old May 4, 2015 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by KyleWI
If it's only pulling one direction, it sounds like an alignment issue to me.

If it happens at a consistent speed, I'd say it's the alignment wasn't done correctly. Say 40-60 MPH cruise control type speed.

If this only started happening after they did the control arms, it is more than likely their causing.

Here's things you could check though:
-Tire Pressure
-Mismatching tires
-A sticking brake caliper
+1 , check tire pressure and make sure all tires are the same, rotate them, see if problem still occurs
Old May 4, 2015 | 03:33 PM
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First match air pressure and then rotate the tires.
There's a good chance it's just the tires.
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