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Aug 13th, 2018, 20:11 | #1 |
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XC60 pulling to the left
My 2018 XC60 with 19” wheels slightly pulls to the left. Taken it to the stealer and they said it is normal for that size wheels because of the road camber. I quite doubted it. However when I took it to Europe after a couple of days, it was perfect. Stayed straight without a hint of pulling. I supposed because of the road camber in Europe. This makes me think the geometry of my car is designed for LHD driving.
Does anyone else have this problem?
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My understanding, and someone correct me if I’m wrong, is that all uk cars pull to the left. Whether because of the road camber, or steering geometry, it’s designed to stop an incapacitated driver, careering into oncoming traffic.
The question is how badly does it pull to the left.
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My XC60 drives dead straight on our less than level country lanes.
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It shouln’t pull left on most normal roads. None of my current cars, including the XC90 do. I’ve had ones in the past though, and ones that tramline and were deflected by as much as the white line paint on the road. Some would call that kind of thinf ‘responsive’. I call it ‘rubbish’. Just like ‘torque steer’.
However in this case it is not a design feature of the Volvo.
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For the most part I would say all my cars have gradually (quite a while before I have to correct it) pulled to the left on some roads, really does depend on the road though, I would say on some roads they do run pretty well true for a decent amount of time too.
As others have asked, have you hit a pot hole, Curbed, etc. Is there wear on the inner or outer edges of one the tyres? For a piece of mind could always have the car checked over for tracking / alignment etc. |
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It's not the lane assist pulling you away from the centre line by any chance is it?
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The trick here is not to fight the Pilot Assist auto steer feature. Not unless absolutely necessary of course, but I have not come across such a scenario yet. A car pulling to one side is tiring to drive, because it requires constant pressure on the steering wheel to stay in lane. I've had a couple or three over the years. Tyre wear or just slightly faulty tyres can cause it, especially if you live somewhere like Swindon which is roundabout-city. Cars are turning sharply right most of the time [unless you are going anti-clockwise on the 'magic roundabout].
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Thanks everyone for the replies.
It seems to be particularly noticiablle on the motorway when in higher speed. Some are worst than the others depending on the road camber. I also have noticed that it is worst when I have 2 passengers, which means it is heavier on the passenger side of the car. I cant remember hitting a pothole nor can I remember if it was like this when I got the car. I have checked the pressures. Tried different pressures from 36psi to 39psi (19” tyres). Higher pressure seems to be better. Funny that...coz yes, I live in Swindon. Lol
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