Now I understand most car manufacturers setup the alignment so that your car will DRIFT to the right in the event of you dosing off.. so that you veer to the right than into oncoming traffic..

It feels like my brand spanking new 07 tC with 2 miles off the lot PULLS to the right.. I emphasize PULL because it's not slowly DRIFTing to the right. It immediately starts to veer to the right the moment I take my hands off the wheel.. To the average person buying a car, they would probably never notice this, but I've always been in the habit of checking my alignment in any cars i've owned to get an idea of how fast my tires will wear out.

How bad did/does your tC veer off to the right? I plan on bringing the car right back to the dealership and seeing if they can get it re-aligned. I'm assuming most if not all Toyota/Scion dealerships should have their own alignment machine on the premise. If my particular dealer has to leave it at some 3rd party alignment shop, the deal is off, every "tire/alignment" specialty shop in my area disrespects your car and gets grease all over the outside and inside of your car. I'm not having that with my brand new tC! ;)

So whatcha think?

Edit: My girlfriend has a 06 tC that I will take out for a spin and see if there's any noticeable pull to the right. I've driven her tC quite a bit and never noticed it, but I really didn't check either as it's not my car)

Jay

 

I never noticed any kind of pull. Even to this day with aftermarket springs and a new factory alignment. Take it back to the dealer and tell them whats going on.

 

take it back.

off the lot my car went straight on the freeway with no hands. i droped my car on TRD springs and shocks, no alignment and i still go straight on the freeway with no hands

 

Does it have any options like TRD springs?? The no brainer here would be to take it back and let them know the alignment is off.

 

take it back

 

Yep... easy fix.... take it back and drive it around the block with a tech in the passenger seat... if it drifts to the right, tell them to make it go straight and they'll take care of you.

 

I noticed the same thing on my 07 but i thought it was mostly in my head but the car does pull slightly to right.

 

It's going back tomorrow, thanks for the tips ;)

 

tell us how it goes

 

my 06 tracks straight and true with hands off the wheel. Unless, of course, the road is warped or uneven (which is frequently the case in the Boston area)

 

Mine did this too when I first bought it back in 04. I just took it back and the re-aligned it...all is good now =o)

 

tire pressure maybe? there's a thread on here about pulling to the right, mine does a bit. alot more others did also!

 

If the tire pressure was that uneven, wouldn't it set off the tire pressure sensor stating you need to check your tires? I'm not sure how radically low a tire's pressure has to be before the sensor sends a code to notify the driver..

 

My XB pulled to the left.

 

I would take it back as well, I am sure they can help you on this issue. When it pulls is it just in general or when you gun it? Mine will pull a bit when I punch mine.

 

If your car is pulling even harder when you punch it, that's an obvious suspension/alignment problem. I haven't punched my 07 yet because i'm a firm believer in a 1,000 mile break in period. But it's gonna get fixed much before that, I only have bout 12 miles on the car ;)

 

Actually most of the roads today have a crown. The roads highest point is in the middle and it tappers off to help water drain. If your car is aligned perfectly straight it should veer slightly to the right, but not "pull."

 

Mine's 15 miles off the lot and it goes perfectly straight -

I would get it checked at the dealership

 

I've had my car for 3 weeks now. For the first week, I had to turn tilt my steering wheel to the right to go strait and when I let go it would go right pretty fast. Took it in and picked it up later after they said they fixed it. The steering wheel is strait now but when I let go it still will go to the right....

 

yuppers i agree with everyone...