Hello all, I'm having a problem of my Furby constantly pulling to the left even though it's been tracked and the tyres are the correct pressure, has anyone else suffered this problem? Does anyone know what could cause this and should I ask my dealer to look at it as it's still under warranty?

Thanks in advance

How much pull are we talking about?

yep , mine pulls to the left all the time , tracking ok etc , only started doing it after changing the front tyres to Dunlops from the original Michelins , had Toyos on the front for the Ring trip , pull was a lot less noticeable , so the first thing you could try is swopping the front wheels over side to side , assuming not directional tyres, to see if there is any improvement in the pull , or if the tyres are directional you will have to try the rear wheels on the front . Obviously if there is an improvement you will know that the tyres are causing the problem . another cause that i will be looking into shortly is the lower arm rear bush , i think i will be changing them for the solid version fitted to the Seat Ibiza Cupra , this will stop a lot of the back and forth movement in the arm especially under braking HTH

mines always done it. with standard wheels and tyres, and with new ones. ive just learned to live with it.

Mine pulled some to the right, but after getting new tyres 2 week ago, its straight as an arrow

Seems to be a trait of a lot of Skodas, although some suggest it's just the camber of the road..... never noticed it on any other cars I've driven

Chris

My new one does, only very slighly and i'm pretty its just the camber of the road pulling it left as the more camber the more it pulls.... still onl;y very slight....

Mine's done it from new - dealer said it was normal - drove a couple of demos to makes sure and it seems they all do it to a degree. Shouldn't be doing it much, just enough to be noticable.

had 2 fabia's both from new with diff wheel/tyre combinations and different tyre manufacturers - both pull left and are very sensitive to camber. Ironically if you drive on the rhs they track straight as if the geometry has been set/manufactured for the continents camber of the rh side of the road. Have been down to Nice twice and on the French roads its fine. You can try it here at your own risk.

It might be 'normal' but its not how it should be. Other manufactures set castor/camber geometry for the UK and their cars drive straight [Octavia is ok]although they will drift slowly to the kerb but not as annoyingly as the Fabia. Tyre wear is even.

It would be the camber of the road. Anders said his car is pulling to the right, and he's from Norway. Right hand drive i believe..

It would be the camber of the road. Anders said his car is pulling to the right, and he's from Norway. Right hand drive i believe..

If that's the case why don't other makes of cars do it? Skoda is the only one I've owned where I've noticed it

Chris

The Fiat Marea we have does it when i drive it now and again. Also the Ford Fiesta I had done the same thing. When i took the Fiesta over to Portugal, It happened on the right. Same with the Fabia.

Either you've been lucky, or i've been sold constant Dud's. They can see me coming from a mile off!

Either you've been lucky, or i've been sold constant Dud's

Or the roads I drive on have less camber

Chris

how about driving on the wrong side of the road and see if it pulls right?

obviously on a private road!

Mine pulls to the left, when I'm on the correct side of the road, and I only had a 4wa check about 3 weeks ago. I can only put it down to road camber. There are some moments, such as driving down to a roundabout on a dualie bit, turning right, when the car will pull to the right under braking.

I'm not worried about it - for me it's merely a gentle drift when you release the wheel - I don't feel it pulling or anything whilst I have my hands on the wheel.

how about driving on the wrong side of the road and see if it pulls right?

obviously on a private road!

That's my point. In France Spain and Portugal, My Fiesta and Fabia pulled to the right. They both pull to the left in the UK.

how about driving on the wrong side of the road and see if it pulls right?

Mine doesn't pull either way across the whole width of the road It must be special

Chris

I reckon this would pull you to the left!

I reckon this would pull you to the left!

WTF ? :eek:

I thought all cars were supposed to pull (a small amount) to the kerb? I have never noticed mine do it excessively tbh.... but surely, if you sat in any car and let go of the wheel it isn't just gonna go in a straight line, bumps & dips in the road would prob gently move the wheels a different way?

Mine did this a bit this morning but its spanking new....could have been the excessive wind we have had today lol

It must be a safety feature to stop head on collisions when you fall asleep.

On a more serious note, I had my tracking adjusted the other month

because it had a strong pull to the left and was a right sod when trying

to roll a cig whilst driving......

Mine doesn't do it at all. Take your hand off the wheel and it goes straight as arrow.

First car I've had that does that.

My friend whos some car engineer (knows how cars are built and how they are designed to act in a accident) says cars over here are designed to pull to the left. at the same point though he couldnt tell me why this is??