Car pulling to left

medlyleeds · 07-06-2018, 08:00 PM

Hi all. I have a BMW f30 with about 15k miles on it. Despite a wheel alignment (see below) the car is still pulling to the left. It has four good quality tyres on it (Goodyear Eagle F1 RFT's with no sign of uneven wear).

The guy who did it tells me that the car has almost perfect alignment now and should the problem persist then to swap the front tyres over. I have done this but the car is still pulling to the left. This (unsurprisingly) seems more pronounced on roads that are crowned to the left however on a road that is crowed to the right the car goes straight (does no pull to right. I am constantly having to make minor adjustments to the wheel to keep the car in lane. The steering wheel has a tendency to sit just to the left of centre if you let go of it.

Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? Thanks

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cfm56d7b · 07-07-2018, 04:28 PM

Is your vehicle still under factory warranty?

medlyleeds · 07-10-2018, 05:13 PM

Yeah but so far they have been useless. The before picture was their idea of a wheel alignment,

adpack82 · 08-18-2018, 10:00 AM

Mine does this too, despite three, 4 wheel alignments. The third time, BMW replaced both front tyres, both front top mounts, o/s front wheel bearing and got their master tech to complete the alignment.

Massive improvement to steering feel and my knocking is gone but it still pulls to left, like it's centred slightly to the left, if that makes sense.

On mine, it seems intermittent though, like sometimes it's off, then 2 seconds later, it pulls straight. Almost like a bump is knocking something out of line, then another bump knocks it back again.

Sirhc1115 · 08-19-2018, 03:38 PM

Try swapping your front tires from one side to the other. I see nothing major in that alignment sheet that would have any reason to pull left

cfm56d7b · 08-19-2018, 03:53 PM

It's a long shot but inspecting all suspension components (everything must be torqued to specs) and wheel bearings would be worthwhile.

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medlyleeds New Member 6 Rep 27 Posts Drives: G20 320D x-drive Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Leeds iTrader: (0)	Car pulling to left Hi all. I have a BMW f30 with about 15k miles on it. Despite a wheel alignment (see below) the car is still pulling to the left. It has four good quality tyres on it (Goodyear Eagle F1 RFT's with no sign of uneven wear). The guy who did it tells me that the car has almost perfect alignment now and should the problem persist then to swap the front tyres over. I have done this but the car is still pulling to the left. This (unsurprisingly) seems more pronounced on roads that are crowned to the left however on a road that is crowed to the right the car goes straight (does no pull to right. I am constantly having to make minor adjustments to the wheel to keep the car in lane. The steering wheel has a tendency to sit just to the left of centre if you let go of it. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? Thanks Before View post on imgur.com After View post on imgur.com Last edited by medlyleeds; 07-06-2018 at 08:05 PM..
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cfm56d7b Lieutenant General 5876 Rep 10,249 Posts Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	Is your vehicle still under factory warranty?
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medlyleeds New Member 6 Rep 27 Posts Drives: G20 320D x-drive Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Leeds iTrader: (0)	Yeah but so far they have been useless. The before picture was their idea of a wheel alignment,
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adpack82 Enlisted Member 6 Rep 33 Posts Drives: F30 330D M sport Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Fife iTrader: (0)	Mine does this too, despite three, 4 wheel alignments. The third time, BMW replaced both front tyres, both front top mounts, o/s front wheel bearing and got their master tech to complete the alignment. Massive improvement to steering feel and my knocking is gone but it still pulls to left, like it's centred slightly to the left, if that makes sense. On mine, it seems intermittent though, like sometimes it's off, then 2 seconds later, it pulls straight. Almost like a bump is knocking something out of line, then another bump knocks it back again.
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Sirhc1115 New Member 20 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2014 F30 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Oklahoma City iTrader: (0)	Try swapping your front tires from one side to the other. I see nothing major in that alignment sheet that would have any reason to pull left
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cfm56d7b Lieutenant General 5876 Rep 10,249 Posts Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	It's a long shot but inspecting all suspension components (everything must be torqued to specs) and wheel bearings would be worthwhile.
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