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car pulls to the left
by mariogp
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Jul 03, 2008 (10:51 am)
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Since day 1.. car tends to pull to the left.. Dealer said that aligment was within speks. 20k miles later.. front tires are worn out...uneven.. took it back to the dealer..said nothing was wrong with aligment.. took it to another shop..and they found driver side out by 30 degrees.
problem was solved for a while..
that was 3 wks ago.. now car is pulling to left side again.
anuone else having this problem... why can't they make a car that steers straight?
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- #110 of 150
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Re: car pulls to the left [mariogp]
by gomst1
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Jul 03, 2008 (7:05 pm)
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Replying to: mariogp (Jul 03, 2008 10:51 am)
What is the year make and model of the vehicle? Which alignment specs is out by 30 degress i.e. Caster, Camber, Toe? What do you mean by problem was solved for a while? A normal vehicle will not pull to any side within 3 weeks unless you hit something or some mechanic forgot to tighten suspension parts. It's best to check vehicle tracking on a flat straight freeway while cruising not accelerating. Checking vehicle tracking on surface streets is not accurate due to road crown. Where did you check your vehicle for pulling? Did you rotate tires after 3 weeks? Need more info to answer your concern.
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- #111 of 150
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2007 Elantra brakes
by sgooden
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Sep 20, 2008 (11:30 am)
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For the last 3 days I have had a squealy-scrapy noise for the first few times I apply my brakes, like when I'm backing out of the driveway. It does this for each driving session (going to work, leaving from work, etc.). They seem to be working fine and I don't have any warning lights on the dash. Any ideas?
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Re: 2007 Elantra brakes [sgooden]
by backy
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Sep 20, 2008 (3:23 pm)
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Replying to: sgooden (Sep 20, 2008 11:30 am)
Has it been rainy or humid the past 3 days? I've noticed before with my Elantra that in damp weather, it can squeak a bit backing out of the garage, but once the surface moisture is dissipated there's no more squeak--much as you reported. How many miles are on your car?
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- #113 of 150
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Re: car pulls to the left [gomst1]
by angiepnjaics
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Oct 17, 2008 (6:11 am)
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Replying to: gomst1 (Jul 03, 2008 7:05 pm)
I work for a company who has purchased 2- 2007 elantras..... one of which the driver has never hit anything and has never been in an accident. The other day her car started "shaking" she took it to the dealer, they found nothing wrong. Then while getting her oil changed they noticed a nail in her tire, they pulled the tire and all seemed well the shaking had subsided. Yesterday, while I was driving her car started shaking... bad. I took it to a local shop, afraid to drive it. The shop told us that both camber was way off spec. She had 2 tires the L/F and the L/R were "way out" They also preceeded to fix the front and then said that the rear has non-adjustable shocks and would cost a few thousand dollars. I am trying to find out how the dealer never noticed this before in any service. I also had to replace 2 tires and was told I have to have them rotated every 7,000miles and they will still continue to wear until I have the rear fixed. Do we have the same problem??
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Re: car pulls to the left [mariogp]
by gwells9
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Oct 17, 2008 (5:32 pm)
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Replying to: mariogp (Jul 03, 2008 10:51 am)
My 2006 Elantra Limited, ~24K miles, started pulling to the right immediately after an alignment. I spoke to the manager and he told me that the alignment was a pain because of the wheel covers. They have to remove the covers, because the alignment machine will not attach to the wheel, to align and then place covers on the wheels before giving back to owner. For the hell of it I rotated the tires myself the following day, it was due and I didn't want to pay to have it done by these clowns. After rotating the tires according to four tire rotation, the pull was eliminated. After using up the factory tires, I had two new Goodyear eagles put on and here comes the damn pull to the right again. After driving the car a few weeks, I was working 60 hour weeks, I finally rotated the tires to see if it would fix again and it fixed it again. This time I did not place the wheel covers on. Tomorrow I am going to place the front two covers on and test drive again.
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Re: car pulls to the left [angiepnjaics]
by gomst1
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Oct 17, 2008 (10:43 pm)
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Replying to: angiepnjaics (Oct 17, 2008 6:11 am)
If alignment specs is way off, ask the local shop (that diagnosed the problem) for a printout of the alignment. Bring that printout to Hyundai and have them align the car or bring the work order/receipt from the diagnosing shop and bring it to Hyundai. I believe it is still under warranty unless it indicates a previous accident which was not disclosed by the seller of the vehicle. If it is really way out then there is some bent parts somewhere since as far as I know my 2008 Elantra shop manual (same as 2007) indicates there is no Camber adjustment for the front & rear suspension on this vehicle.
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- #116 of 150
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Re: car pulls to the left [gwells9]
by gomst1
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Oct 17, 2008 (11:08 pm)
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Replying to: gwells9 (Oct 17, 2008 5:32 pm)
I believe you took your vehicle to an incompetent shop. 2006 Elantras has only front and rear toe adjustments. No caster & camber adjustment which is used to correct a pull. Normally misaligned toe adjustment will not cause a pull to one side. This means that they did not return the tires to their original places. If your wheels did not hit something really bad, Most of the time its a tire problem. Why did you take it in for alignment anyway?
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- #117 of 150
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Problems after shifting into drive
by nypaul1
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Oct 18, 2008 (11:01 am)
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After 3 months of owning a 2008 Elantra with automatic transmission, I began to notice a strange metallic clicking sound only when initially accelerating after car was put into drive. Subsequent accelerations from a stop were normal. this would sometimes happen when car was put into reverse under same circumstances. I went to dealer and technician road tested car and told me the axle on driver's side had too much "play" in it and would have to be replaced. New axle was ordered and installed under warantee. After 3 days of normal operation, car is doing the same thing. Recalled dealer and was told this is not a safety issue but that Hyundai does have service bulletin on this issue. Has anyone else had same problem with 2007 or 2008 elantra? Should I just ignore it or make a bigger issue out of it? Thanks for any advice
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- #118 of 150
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Re: car pulls to the left [gomst1]
by gwells9
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Oct 18, 2008 (7:57 pm)
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Replying to: gomst1 (Oct 17, 2008 11:08 pm)
I was seeing uneven wear on the tires.
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