CR-Vs pulling to the left

[romark2001]

Hi All,

I am having my new (UK) V delivered tomorrow and had noticed in this forum and also a buyer review on What Car website that there seems to be an issue with some cars pulling to the left. Has anyone any experience of this and how it was rectified? Judging my other posts from last year it looks like several drivers in US had experienced this problem.
Can't remember experiencing this on the test drive but then I didn't take it out on the motorway.

Thanks.

[groundeffx]

i had this same problem and the dealer just aligned it also my air bag light went on all of this in the first 60 miles.my v was made in EL SALTO,JALISCO MEXICO. better luck than i had

[romark2001]

Having received delivery now and taken for a short spin I don't seem to be experiencing this problem which is a helluva relief. Was beginning to think it might be just part of the car's behaviour.
Will get a proper test later when it goes out on the motorway.

[romark2001]

Well having done a few motorway runs now I have found that yes it is pulling to the left. Not sure how bad others have found it but I am having to constantly apply a bit of "right rudder" to keep it going straight. The steering wheel seems to be a few degrees anticlockwise off the vertical in its natural state. Perhaps it is some kind of new automatic cornering system:D
Will talk to dealership when it goes in for next service but doesn't seem to be a "fix" for it from what I have read.

[DaveC]

Well having done a few motorway runs now I have found that yes it is pulling to the left. Not sure how bad others have found it but I am having to constantly apply a bit of "right rudder" to keep it going straight. The steering wheel seems to be a few degrees anticlockwise off the vertical in its natural state. Perhaps it is some kind of new automatic cornering system:D
Will talk to dealership when it goes in for next service but doesn't seem to be a "fix" for it from what I have read.

Mines back in the garage today to have this fixed.

At motorway speeds, if you let go of the wheel, it starts to drift left, then actually pulls quite violently. The wheel is also a few degrees right of centre. I'll update toinight when I've got the car back as to what they did.

Oh, and they're also going to swap the heated seat switches around, as the passenger switch warms the drivers seat :confused:

Dave

[romark2001]

My steering wheel is exactly the same Dave. I don't seem to have seen the violent pull yet but was able to go round a gentle motorway left bend without applying any pressure to steering wheel i.e. not letting go of the wheel but letting the car steer itself!

Will be really interested to see what they say to you with a view to when I take mine in! Has yours been in before for this issue? Sorry to hear about your seats by the way, that is an odd one!

[DaveC]

I've only had it about three weeks so I've not taken it back before. It was Honda owned previously so I don't know if they've had it back in.

I suspect they wont actually fix it, just fob me off with the "within tolerance" response.

It's not a big issue as I don't usually drive no handed ! But I would like the wheel straight. That sort of thing annoys me :rolleyes:

[romark2001]

I agree with you. I am so in love with the car after only having it for a few days that it hasn't got me particularly upset but like you say it would be better to have a properly aligned wheel and not have to keep applying the pressure to keep it straight!
Noting your location I don't suppose you are using a dealer in a town famous for ducks are you? Mine will be going to the same one if so.

[Hughesy]

Seems to be a common problem, mine pulls slightly to the left too.

It's a niggle really, I can't be bothered to take it in. Unless it gets worse, I'll get it looked at on the first service.

DaveC: where did you buy your silvervisions / diadems? How much do they improve the look?

[DaveC]

Noting your location I don't suppose you are using a dealer in a town famous for ducks are you? Mine will be going to the same one if so.

The very same :)

Gave me a Civic Type S as a courtesy car too. Nice.

Hughesy > the diadems came out of a previous Audi and the silvervision fronts I had in my RX8.

You can get them from powerbulbs :
Diadems here (http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_list.asp?cat1=44&cat2=53)

Silvervisions here (http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_list.asp?cat1=37&cat2=55)

The fronts look better without the reflection from the orange bulbs, and I have a thing for blue lights so I prefer the blue tint in the rear ones. If they made Diadems to fit the front, I'd have them instead of the silver ones.
You can of course, get silver ones to fit the rear if you didn't like the blue tint.

I did take some pictures last weekend, havent got round to downloading them from the camera yet. I'll do that and post a pic or two.

Cheers
Dave

[romark2001]

[QUOTE=DaveC;12410]The very same :)

Gave me a Civic Type S as a courtesy car too. Nice.

Great!!! Will be VERY interested to see what they say then!

[Hughesy]

Cheers Dave.

I've bought two cars from Aylesbury Honda in the past, but my new CR-V came from Coventry. I also just bought a Civic hybrid from Newbury.
And I get my cars serviced at the Oxford Honda garage!
I love my Hondas...and trying different garages.

[DaveC]

well, surprise, surprise, they couldn't find anything wrong. They checked the alignment and straightened the steering wheel. They've also swapped the left and right front tyres over.

The dealer is only a couple of minutes from my house, so haven't really tried it out. But, the steering wheel appears to be straight now. I'll take it up the A41 tomorrow and let you know how it feels. (Does that sound rude to anyone else !)

And my seat switches are the right way round now too :)

Cheers
Dave

[UK-08]

Normally I'm the sucker who gets the Friday job but (touch wood) after 3 months I've no problems. 95mph up the M1 with my hands behind my head and straight as an arrow. Perhaps it's confused by my left foot braking.

Seriously though, I've been driving for (cough) years and the CRV seems to be my best buy yet - there must be a catch somewhere or I'm getting easier to please. I certainly enjoyed driving through the minor flood at the bottom of our hill today, not something I'd have tried 3 months ago.

Anyway, if I do find it pulling to the left at any time you'll be the first to know and I'll eat humble pie.

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" I'll take it up the A41 tomorrow and let you know how it feels. (Does that sound rude to anyone else !) " - whatever turns you on Dave, but I hope things improve.

[romark2001]

well, surprise, surprise, they couldn't find anything wrong. They checked the alignment and straightened the steering wheel. They've also swapped the left and right front tyres over.

The dealer is only a couple of minutes from my house, so haven't really tried it out. But, the steering wheel appears to be straight now. I'll take it up the A41 tomorrow and let you know how it feels. (Does that sound rude to anyone else !)

And my seat switches are the right way round now too :)

Cheers
Dave

Let us know how you get on when you try in on the A41 Dave. I will also post here when I get round to taking mine in (which prob won't be for a few weeks yet)

[DaveC]

Driven around a fair bit today and, whilst it isn't perfect, it has vastly improved. The steering wheel is now straight and the car will almost drive in a straight line. It still drifts, but now it's a very gentle drift.

No idea what they did other than what they told me, but it's much better than it was, so I'm a happy bunny.


For now...

Dave

[romark2001]

Thanks for the update Dave. Glad that things are much improved. Maybe they have finally found a cure :)

[Jake]

I got mine in August and it also pulls slightly to the left. The dealer aligned it properly.

[2RedV's]

I got mine in August and it also pulls slightly to the left. The dealer aligned it properly.Limassol, Cyprus? Welcome to the forum! :)

Please post some pictures of your CR-V with some local-to-you scenery in the background!

Take your new V in and see if the dealer can get it fixed for you. The 2002-2006 North American V's had some issues with pulling to the right (PTTR). Our 04 had it when new but was fixed after several trips to the dealer. It now drives straight as can be and feels great on any surface.

[romark2001]

Well my CR-V had its appointment with the dealership on Saturday and they were very good. Agreed with me that there was a problem and that as per their maintainance bulletins they need to replace some springs and do a complete wheel re-alignment. Just waiting on the parts now.

[Jimbo_EX]

My CRV was new, UK model, in October 07 and does not pull to the left at all. I wonder if this is just pot luck or something thats been fixed in the maufacture of later cars?

[davidamacphee]

I believe most were confined to a certain batch, around Feb and March 07. I had mine fixed under warrently, although it took two attempts.

To be honest, it's so obvious that if you have the problem you'd know.

[kemal]

Hi All,

I am having my new (UK) V delivered tomorrow and had noticed in this forum and also a buyer review on What Car website that there seems to be an issue with some cars pulling to the left. Has anyone any experience of this and how it was rectified? Judging my other posts from last year it looks like several drivers in US had experienced this problem.
Can't remember experiencing this on the test drive but then I didn't take it out on the motorway.

Thanks.

in motor way if there is small degrees of changes on the surace it might casue that prob. or you have to control your tire presures. becouse changing on pressure on font tires cause taht problem.

[romark2001]

Well they changed the spring and drives perfectly now!
The dealership were great, acted very quickly and I couldn't be happier!:)

[Jimbo_EX]

Well they changed the spring and drives perfectly now!
The dealership were great, acted very quickly and I couldn't be happier!:)

Excellent news. Glad you can now enjoy your CRV 100%

[neilus0]

Hi,

Does nayone have an update on their pull to the left problems. Have any been fixed (properly)

I have have the Honda fix (springs changed etc) but still pulls to the left.

Would be nice to know if this can be fixed???

Thanks

[Flinty]

Can any one give me the Toe in Toe out figures for the New CR-V.
Took mine into Tyre Bay to have them checked by laser ,after the fitter had finnised (They are spot on now he said) got down the road a few miles still pulling to Left and to go in a straight line in the MIDDLE of the road my steering wheel is off to the right. Done just 3000 miles in it now.

Damm !!!

[davidamacphee]

Hi,

Does nayone have an update on their pull to the left problems. Have any been fixed (properly)

I have have the Honda fix (springs changed etc) but still pulls to the left.

Would be nice to know if this can be fixed???

Thanks


Mine has been fixed, but it took three atempts!!!!! I actually think im going to have tyre wear issues as I can actually see the camber of the wheels, so I reckon it's got to be about 1.5 degrees or more. What joy!

[ex-vag]

Does this only affect the latest models? Only asking cos whilst driving the wifes 54 plate previous model, I noticed it drifted to the left :confused: which she claimed she never noticed before!

[nodrogd]

Hi All,

I am having my new (UK) V delivered tomorrow and had noticed in this forum and also a buyer review on What Car website that there seems to be an issue with some cars pulling to the left. Has anyone any experience of this and how it was rectified? Judging my other posts from last year it looks like several drivers in US had experienced this problem.
Can't remember experiencing this on the test drive but then I didn't take it out on the motorway.

Thanks.

I have a crv-ex and It pulled to the left It went back to the dealer twice before they said Honda now have a "fix" which included a new right hand front spring and new alignment and camber settings. The car has done about3,000 miles since and it seams to have worked, but still a little senative to road camber. KEEPING A EYE ON TYRE WEAR !!

[Hughesy]

I've booked my car in for the left steering to be sorted out.

Even though the car is now 8 months old, it has had the problem since new. I have just been too busy for the last half year to do anything about it (and my wife mostly drives the car).

Hopefully Honda Aylesbury know that this is a common problem, and will sort it out no questions asked.

[Hughesy]

Update:
So now I have the new settings camber, caster, toes, fingers whatever.
The car is much much better, but still not perfect.

They said they try the settings first, if that doesn't cure the problem then they order the new spring.

I don't think I can be bothered to take it back again, because it is so improved.

[Druand]

Steering pull now permanently fixed!!! SO SO fed up i bought a new Freelander 2 GS Auto.Drives in a straight line with 1 finger on wheel.
I bought my 2007 EX in march 2007 and it pulled badly to left from day 1, dealer asked me to run it for 2k miles then advised a bulletin from Honda on new settings, after this repair!!! steering wheel badly offset but pull better, only problem car would not respond to steering and wandered all over the road. Next move dealer admitted job badly done and they tried again, steering wheel straight, pull returned but not as pronounced. The BIG problem was that it now pulled steering out of hands on long 180 degree bends on slip roads. They then had car for 5 weeks to fit new steering rack.
Car was best it had been but still pulled to left and tiring to drive on long journeys.
3 weeks ago i was invited to Honda corporate day at Turnberry Hotel to drive all new models, I tried 2 CRV's and you've guessed correctly brand new cars 300 miles still pulled to left one not too bad and other worse than mine.
My car has also needed, window trim(blew off) rear discs (severly corroded)
clutch master cylinder (cracking noise) and was starting to show signs of clutch judder.

[PeCo]

Honda need to get to grips with front supension geometry adjutment on their production lines. A steady pulling on steering is absolutely classical evidence for unequal castor trail. Castors should be equal within half degree and within the design specified by Honda's engineers. All cars have castor and in my view its atrocious that Honda should be getting repeated complaints that are being disregarded. A motor mechanic learns about castor in his/her first weeks of training. See my other postings for more info on what to do.
Peter

[wduncan383]

My CRV had the same problem of pulling to the left. The dealer tried to fob me off with road camber and steering bias rubbish. However to cut a long story short, the problem was eventually fixed by changing the pinch bolts and fitting a new suspension strut to the drivers side. This is a known problem by Honda and the work that was done on my car is the recommended fix by Honda. Anyway it worked a treat!!

[glasmarc]

Had my crv a week and it pulls to the left and the steering is off centre ...
you would think honda would sort the problem out at production, my honda is an 09

[baldrick]

Hi, I have now had my ES for nearly a month and generally I am very pleased with my car during those 700 miles. However, with a rear exhaust box having to be replaced and a really obvious problem with the car pulling right at about 40mph+, I am a little disappointed. I expect a few gremlins at new but the various comments made in this thread about pulling left and along with my car going right. I do wonder if these are the normal geometry settings/gremlins appearing from factory level with Honda quite comfortable in letting the dealer sort out. My dealer has replaced the exhaust quickly, but has not got the steering sorted yet. It is due in again very soon, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that I have someone who does know his "casters" from his "toes". Otherwise my temperature may be going up a few degrees!

[Jimbo_EX]

I know its obvious but check tyre pressures - mine pulled to right but much less now i sorted out my tyre pressures

[baldrick]

Jimbo, Thanks for the advice. I have checked them first time around after the dealer advised to make sure they were set at 32 for the Michelins. That confused me as the door sticker showed 30. After it went in for Round 1 of fixes, it came out with a whopping 36! at cold. I was floating all over the place. Took them down to 31(compromise of the two) and it still goes right. Now it has settled it looks like the steering wheel is not centred. Fingers crossed for Round 2.