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Old 08-22-2002, 01:45 PM
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I've noticed since the day I took delivery of my new S2K 3 weeks ago, that the car veers slightly to the right sometimes.

The dealer did an alignment the other day, and it made only a slight improvement.

It could be just the crown or slope in the road causing the car to veer slightly to the right sometimes. Here in AZ the roads are crowned, so that we don't get flooding on road surfaces.

Does everyone's car veer slighty in the direction that the road is sloped, or is your car straight on, regardless of whether the road is slightly sloped to the right or left?
Old 08-22-2002, 02:14 PM
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I was told by a BMW owner that all BMW cars veer slightly to the right as a safety precaution. If you lose control of the vechicle it will veer to the right to aviod a head on collision. Perhaps Honda did the same.

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Just a thought you might want to check your tire pressure. When this happens to me I know that my rear left is low
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Yup, start with the tire pressures. I can feel even half a pound difference from right to left.
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And no, the urban legend about cars being designed to veer right as a safety precaution against drivers who fall asleep -- it's completely wrong.

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my car veers left under braking. It almost feels like the torque steer from my old saab.
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Mine veers to the right also. I've tried alignments & checking my tire pressure and nothing seems to fix it. I just got used to it...
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Mine veers to the right slightly as well. Car is 3 months old w/2400 miles.
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I also noticed this on mine over the past few days...is it worth taking it to the dealer under the warranty?
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have same problem. took to dealer and was told that it was fixed, but only slightly better.


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