Tire problem
#1
Tire problem
I have a 2001 Accord. I replaced the tires about 35,000 miles ago. The last year my car has been pulling to the left. I had it aligned and the tires rotated. It stilled pulled so when I took the car to the dealer for recall work I had them check the alignment. They said it was out of alignment and performed a new one. Sorry to say the car still pulls. The service department told me if the alignment is good it has to be a tire problem. Could there be anything else causing the problem? HELP
#2
How often have you rotated those tires in the last 35k miles?
One possibility that occurs to me is the following scenario...
- Alignment is off for who-knows-what reason
- Tires begin wearing funny because of alignment & no rotation
- Eventually you align the suspension
- By that time, the tires are worn funny & THEY now cause the pulling
Maybe the one shop had alignment fixtures that bad. But by rotating your tires you could have evened that out equally among the tires. Then a proper alignment would have been good.
If you've been rotating them all along, then I'll have to think of other possibilities. None occur to me right away...
One possibility that occurs to me is the following scenario...
- Alignment is off for who-knows-what reason
- Tires begin wearing funny because of alignment & no rotation
- Eventually you align the suspension
- By that time, the tires are worn funny & THEY now cause the pulling
Maybe the one shop had alignment fixtures that bad. But by rotating your tires you could have evened that out equally among the tires. Then a proper alignment would have been good.
If you've been rotating them all along, then I'll have to think of other possibilities. None occur to me right away...
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