I have had the car now for about 2 months and am loving it. However..... ( I may be going a bit crazy here but ....) for the past couple of weeks I find that the car is gently pulling to the left ( with gas pedal applied....doing any speed constantly) I have to turn my steering wheel a bit to the right to keep the car going straight. It looks like I am driving an off center steering wheel Since this problem can be with a host of outside influences I decidd to check them all.
1> Tire Pressure: All FOUR tires are exact and sitting at 32 PSI ( Cold checked)
2> Road grades. I have been on flat ( no banking) roads and still have the problem.
>Wind> Definatley notice it on non-windy days. ( Strong winds can sometimes do this)
When I let of the gas the pull to the left gets a bit worse when I give it gas ( gently ) the problem seems to get a bit better. But I am still fighting the steering a bit.
For the record the car is brand new and I have NOT hit any curbs. If any of you guys can shed some light on this, it would be appreciated. I am going in for my oil change in a few weeks and I wll be detailing this ( issue) with the dealer to get this fixed but I am a bit impatient and hoping for some light to be shed on this.
1> Tire Pressure: All FOUR tires are exact and sitting at 32 PSI ( Cold checked)
2> Road grades. I have been on flat ( no banking) roads and still have the problem.
>Wind> Definatley notice it on non-windy days. ( Strong winds can sometimes do this)
When I let of the gas the pull to the left gets a bit worse when I give it gas ( gently ) the problem seems to get a bit better. But I am still fighting the steering a bit.
For the record the car is brand new and I have NOT hit any curbs. If any of you guys can shed some light on this, it would be appreciated. I am going in for my oil change in a few weeks and I wll be detailing this ( issue) with the dealer to get this fixed but I am a bit impatient and hoping for some light to be shed on this.
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were those problems easily fixed?Originally Posted by jRox
uh oh. i hope it's not the same problem the 08 lancers were having..
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It might be just an old habit from driving a smaller car, but I notice myself pulling slightly to the right.
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Good call, especially given the cold snap in Toronto right now, where it could be frozen -- my guess had actually been significant ice build-up on the inside of the wheel or the wheel well. The two things that I don't like about winter driving in a Ralliart are the massive amounts of snow/mud splatter on the sides of the car, and the buildup of ice in the wheel wells in extreme cold weather.Originally Posted by HEXTALL27
Stuck driver side front brake caliper?
That being said, the Ralliart's great starting in the cold (no problem so far starting mine down to -25 degC = -13 degF) -- tomorrow morning I'll get to test its starting at -32 degC (or -26 degF). Maybe I shouldn't push it so far, but we're having a cold snap here along Canada's Atlantic coast, and it's nice to know what the Ralliart can handle before I end up stuck on a really cold morning in a motel parking lot somewhere in the northern tundra.
Anyone actually know the temperature limits? I'm still driving on the original oil, at least for a week or two more -- shouldn't make too much of a difference with synthetic, though.
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Wow -13F... you should here the people where I work complaining about it being 20 out. 


Actually come to think of it...one time I had ice buildup on the inside of my wheel and that made my car pull too. Extreme weather is so hard on stuff. Good luck figuring out what it is.



Actually come to think of it...one time I had ice buildup on the inside of my wheel and that made my car pull too. Extreme weather is so hard on stuff. Good luck figuring out what it is.
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i don't know if this peice of info helps but, i bought my ralliart not even for a month now... and today i took it to discount tire just to get a free balance on the tires.. i noticed almost all 4 of the tires were at .75 off... so was it just maybe my car or something.