My 09 Forester has less than 6,000 miles, and the today I noticed the alignment is off. The car pulls slightly to the right going down the road. Has anyone had this happen to them? 6k miles seems a little early for needing an alignment. To my knowledge the car has never hit anything and we haven't taken it off-road.
In my experience a lot of new Subies roll off the delivery truck with messed up alignments... supposedly it has something to do with the way they're tied down during transport. Might not hurt to get it checked/fixed. Your dealership should be able to fix it at no charge within the initial adjustment period (first 12 months of ownership I believe).
same boat here. started pulling to the right around 700 miles. Cracking 2k right now and its getting significantly worse. Im going to have to take it in too...
That was the first thing I checked. I've been warned about dealing with an AWD vehicle. Rotate the tires every 5k, keep an eye on air, and when it comes time to get new tires, all four will go at the same time. :icon_eek:
Thanks to you all. I will get the car in for an alignment soon.
yea, a couple months back i changed two tires, just to realize recently a couple weeks back that the other two got wore down ALOT, so I had to change all four after that :yell:
So it was a waste of money, lesson learned, CHANGE ALL FOUR AT ONCE! ugh
I am having the same problem with my 09 Forester 2500km, drifts to right. I took it to dealer and I am not happy with the "vehicle is normal" reply. It is going back on Monday.
I am not very happy with the handling of this vehicle, it is the worst I have owned!
I wouldn't push the Subie over a cliff just yet. Perhaps you could look at improving the handling with a mod or 2. There are plenty of people here that can help.
Also, if it has only been 2500 km, did you take it for a test drive?
Back to the tread topic, I often need alignments but I do quite a bit of off roading.
Pulling - The car is physically pulling the steering wheel in one direction or another.
Drifting - Car moves slightly in one direction or another.
Several things can cause a drift; tire pressure, road surface, tire wear, tire conicity...all with the alignment set correctly. Plus Subaru's are set to drift slightly right (towards the side of the road) in case the driver loses consciousness.
I've never had a car that *didn't* drop towards the kerb; roads have a camber, remember. Does it still do it if you're in the passing lane of a dual/ highway?
Agreed. The crown of the roadway has an effect. Asphalt vs. concrete surface makes a difference as well, as asphalt tends to develop tire depressions in the crown over time, and these play games with tire tracking.
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