cindylanteigne

Bought a new Camry and it pulls to the left. The dealership moved the tires around, checked the alignment, and indicate that there is nothing else they can do. Will not switch the car.

any thoughts on what might be causing it?

xjoeharperx

First off..your dealership sucks..id call toyota on that one..since this is a brand new car I would go to another dealership or contact toyota of america at 800-331-4331. id turn this car back in if they did this to me and go somewhere else...you might have 30 days to return the car depending on the state that you are in...check into this...dont get a lemon or defect from the factory and get stuck with it..

mycivic

Agreed. Brand new cars under warranty should be fixed and looked into at NO COST to you.

Reasons why it might be pulling to another direction could be:

1. Deflated tires -- happened to me once, left front tire was bit deflated than the right so it was pulling to the left.
2. Alignment

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xjoeharperx

The car may also have a sticking brake caliper causing one side of the brakes to be on all the time...regardless the dealer need to make this right...

Joe W

This has apparently been an issue on many Camry/Solara's.They just came out with a fix to rotate the spring insulater.

phisigbrotha

my moms new solara does that too. so joe, they need to rotate the spring insulator? im fairly knowledgable with cars, so are u talking about the rubber bushing type thing on top of the spring? and is the left or right one they need to rotate. so far my parents dealership hasnt fixed it and im about to call them to let them know.

luther

Joe W

It is the bushing on top of the spring and apparently both sides are repositioned and the vehicle is re-aligned.

ProMan

Check the tire balance. It can cause pull.

But anyway, it shouldn't happen on a new car. If the dealer told you there is nothing they can do to fix it, tell them there is a lot that you can do and ask them if they are sure what they said before you go ahead. Don't waste your time if the dealer is stupid. Call Toyota directly and file a complaint and ask for another car.

BMW_4.4i

Does this only happen when you put your foot firmly/all the way down on the gas? If so, this is torque steer. It is perfectly normal on all FWD cars, and some cars are more drastic then others. I have a 2004 Rav4 FWD and it does the same thing, just not quite a drastic as you describe.

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FU-Q

this is a very common problem for camrys. especaly the 2003/4's i was on a annother forum (i forgot the address) with over 150 post on just this problem. the dealers ships wont help and untill recently toyota would help either, but now i think there is a recall for 2003/4 to fix it. it replaces or fixes the spring insulater.

my problem is with a 91 it drasticly steers to the left only when i accelerate, it doesn't matter how much gas i give it.

ToyotaTech

Your Vehicle doesn't pull it drifts! A pull is when u yet go of the wheel and the car goes into the next lane very very quick! yours takes a few seconds to do this right? joeharper needs to cill on the lemon law? go buy a ford then so that your air fliter can blow up!HAHAHA

Mazyeve

My 2004 Camry also pulls to the left and this is very dangerous. I have had it serviced a total of 6 times and will be going back tomorrow. They have performed everything in the TSB and it still pulls.

FU-Q

it could be the tranny going out. mine just did, i geuss thats what was pulling mine to the left...

Mazyeve

Why would that make it pull to the left

FU-Q

well i dont know how trannys work exactly but my geuss would be that one side of the transaxle is spinning faster than the other...