My car wont go straight dammit!!

[ChrisJuradoG35]

okay so i took it back for alignment after my car kept on pulling to the right over the weekend. The only problem was is that they didnt align it because they said "i have some wheel problem". they said they aligned it to the best they could but that i might have a radial pull from the tires.I was also told that i might need a control arm. Any ideas on what else it could be? thanks for yalls help in advance!

[joe603]

Is this from a dealer or a shop?

I'd take it to the dealer...it should be under warranty.

[ChrisJuradoG35]

Oh okay, i was afraid it wouldnt be

[awdjdmtalon]

Alignments are usually only covered for 12 months or 1200 miles. You can call them and check. But if you have any wheel damage, you are out of luck.

And the shop that looked at it may be right w/ the radial pull. Try swapping the front tires and go for a short drive. ( I know they are directional, this is for testing only) If the car pulls the other direction, then that is the problem. If it still pulls the same way, you have a caster issue. And caster is not an adjustable value on the G.

Toe will not cause the car to pull, neither will camber. Caster does, due to the differace in the center line of the 2 front wheels. One wheel will be either slightly forward or rearward of the other. And that will cause a pull.

[ChrisJuradoG35]

Yeah its worth a shot, ill swap the wheels when it stops raining over here! But to answer the other question i did not take it to the dealership, i took it to Goodyear. I dont think this is something the warranty will cover? I also noticed yesterday when my car was on and still in park i turned the wheel all the way to the right and i could hear the sound of something high pitch (almost like when you put a penny in a glass cup and spin it around). However, it was a very low noise. Maybe this is whats causing my car to sway/fishtail a bit when i hit a bump in the road?

[ChrisJuradoG35]

Alright guys so i switched the wheels did the test trive and it still did the same thing. All of the problems are still there (alignment pulls right at low speeds and high, low grumbling noise at low speeds coming from front tires also making that noise when i break). I was told that it could be the passenger control arm???? Is this something that the factory warranty would cover. This is my first car ever purchased through a dealer so forgive me for these stupid warranty questions.

[Sentientbydesign]

If it's still under warranty, just take it in and let them deal with it. Be VERY specific about the situation and they should be able to narrow it down.

If it's your control arm, I think that would be covered under warranty. Worst case scenario is that you just tell the dealership "no thank you" and go get it fixed elsewhere.

[ChrisJuradoG35]

Alright so heres the deal. I took my car in this morning and i just got off the phone with the dealership. My springs and struts are sagging on my front right passenger side. All of it is covered under warranty except for my tires which i just bought about two months ago. Im pissed bc i have to spend another 500 on tires now but the good part is that my ride will be a lot smoother now. Anyhow just wanna thank you guys for the advice! ill keep yall posted and post some pictures up soon.

[Sentientbydesign]

I'm a little surprised they aren't covering your tires too. You might ask them about that.

[SVTCOBRA]

How many miles are on it??

I had a suspension problem on my 97 Cobra that was fixed under warranty AND they replaced the front tires for free after they fixed the problem.

Nate's right, I would ask them.

[ChrisJuradoG35]

Well the tires that are on it now were not bought from the dealer. I purchased them directly from a tire and wheel place out here. Would that matter or not? **** it i mean i'll ask and tell them that for this reason my tires wore out right?

[ChrisJuradoG35]

It has 44k miles. Just got off the phone these guys aint budging man. I told them that my tires wore out bc of the problem i was having and that they should replace them for free. I put up a fight for a while but they didnt budge man! sux!

[Sentientbydesign]

You could always contact Infiniti directly. The number should be in your owner's manual, though I'm not sure.