pull to left , normal?

moon man · 13 May 2006 at 10:46

my fabia follows the camber too easily and veers to the left meaning constant correction .ive been told its a common vag niggle but im wondering if theres an underlying problem.
tyre pressures seem ok and wear is even maybe i should swap the tyres around ?
anybody else have this problem or a soloution?

BeatMaster · 13 May 2006 at 10:58

Perhaps your tracking is out? That would cause your car to veer either to the left or right depending on which side it was out on.

Just a suggestion,

BeatMaster

Lithium · 13 May 2006 at 11:47

my mk5 gti does this too

pita

Muncher · 13 May 2006 at 11:55

No it isn't normal, some part of your suspension geometry is out. Cars may veer slightly to the left due on steep cambers but it's not something you should notice on flat roads.

iCraig · 13 May 2006 at 12:24

Tracking is out.

feenster99 · 13 May 2006 at 12:24

My Mini Cooper does this. I had the tracking done recently, which found nothing. The chap suggested having the geometry checked - how much is this likely to cost?

Cheers,
Matt

Dr Who · 13 May 2006 at 12:47

Actually it can be completely normal to get a small degree of pull to the left if you have wide low profile tyres on the car even on a slight camber road...

Get the geometry checked, but it may well be a niggle you have to live with

Dr House · 13 May 2006 at 15:04

My Audi and Golf dont do this, nor does the fiesta however my dads old CLK and 05 E-class both do it :confused:

Vertigo · 13 May 2006 at 15:39

Nope, don't get this with the A3 so it's not a generic VAG problem by the looks.

hyster · 13 May 2006 at 15:45

Find a very quiet bit of road and drive in the middle of the road (over the white lines) and then on the wrong side of the road.

See where it pulls to rule out road camber.

moon man · 13 May 2006 at 16:19

hyster said:
Find a very quiet bit of road and drive in the middle of the road (over the white lines) and then on the wrong side of the road.

See where it pulls to rule out road camber.

its ok on a flat surface ie an empty car park or the middle of the road but it seems to overreact to the camber

Dr Who · 13 May 2006 at 17:52

Then I am guessing it is down to the wheels/tyres...

if it is fine on the flat, then the geometry is fine...

Kroegen · 13 May 2006 at 18:26

Could be torque steer

Nedved11 · 13 May 2006 at 18:36

Thought all cars slightly steer to the left. Reminds me i need my tracking done too!

moon man · 13 May 2006 at 23:37

Nedved11 said:
Thought all cars slightly steer to the left. Reminds me i need my tracking done too!

we have two pool cars at work an r reg escort and a 54 corsa and both stay rock solid in the middle of the lane unless the camber is exessive, this is when i noticed my fabia had this niggle after driving these