my aliment is kind of. the car is pulling to the right if i take take it to the dealers would they do anything about it.

thanks

 

Depends on the Dealer and whether or not if you just bought the car....Really depends on the dealer. 75% chance no they wont cover it.

 

thanks for the heads up

 

Dealerships don't really like to do this, but they should. I noticed the same thing, my car started pulling to the right shortly after break-in, and it wasn't just my imagination because it was the second Evo I've owned, so I'm very familiar with how it drives and knew it was off.

I called my local dealership (where I purchased my last two Evos and have all the service done) and mentioned the problem, then the service department guy asks the usual questions (how many miles I have, have I ever hit a pothole, etc.), and they definitely try to get you to think that your car is fine, but if you argue enough, they'll tell you to bring it in. But when you do, make sure they check it for free under warranty, because when they were going to do the alignment, they were going to charge me first, but before I even left my car I made sure that it was covered.

The first visit, they put it on the alignment rack and insisted that its alignment was up to spec, and the alignment guy took it for a test spin (a six-mile one, son of a...) and said it was fine.

BUT HERE'S THE KICKER. I would casually stroll around and glance in the service garages, and I saw the guy putting air on the side that the car pulled toward, which I didn't understand (seeing how all the tires were inflated to the proper pressures), and when the car came out, I pulled out my tire pressure gauge and checked it, and the whole side was up to 38 psi while the other side was at stock psi. The guy shrugged, "Your gauge might be off," but luckily I always keep TWO gauges in my car (since I tend to misplace them), and the other gauge was within 0.5 psi of the first gauge's readings, and then all of a sudden the guy was very willing to re-align it, since I knew what he was doing. Even though it was pretty close to factory spec, I had already been waiting for three hours and didn't have the time and didn't want to wait, so I brought it back the following week.

The second visit, the re-aligned it, stating that the changes they made were minor. While the printed before-and-after alignment specs were pretty close, my toe was off, so at least now my tire wear shouldn't be as horrible. I had the head service guy slightly adjust my steering wheel, then all was pretty much okay in the end. I wasn't completely satisfied (since the car was still slightly off), but I wanted to go home.

That's just my experience with the same problem.

 

They WILL cover it, as long as the car has under 12,000 miles and is under a year old. It's part of the same warranty clause that covers defects in wear items such as clutches and brakes. When my car was new, I got a free alignment, as it was off within the first 1,000 miles.

 

more then likely if your cool and treat them right, and present a REAL issue, they;ll do their best to correct it

 

thanks alot guys for all the info. it only pulls slightly to the right the thing that upsets me i only had the car for one month and this shouldn't be a issue at least now.

 

+1

Alignments are covered if you bought the car new, and are under 12/12k.