Why does my car still pull to the side after a wheel alignment?
A car continues to pull to one side even after an alignment because factory adjustments might not be enough to fix component issues like the bolts on the tire. This leaves the vehicle feeling uneven and makes it drift or swerve while driving.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Installing adjustable camber arms
- 2Taking the vehicle back to the mechanic to report that the issue is not fixed
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Like a month ago I noticed the car was pulling to both the sides so I wanted to do the alignment.”source ↗
“I didn’t notice at first but when I was driving the car, it was better than before but it was pulling to the right.”source ↗
“I have a 2020 Toyota Corolla LE black, 1-2 months back it started to feel uneven and it felt like it’s about to swerve or slightly move to the right, I took it to Toyota told them the problem they did a check and told me it’s the alignment and bolts on the tire they fix those parts, it’s slightly better but it still feel like it’s about to swerve, any advice”source ↗
Where this came up
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