# 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe - Veers to the rigth

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-veers-to-the-rigth/165895>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-veers-to-the-rigth/165895 "2020-06-16T22:49:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![georgekj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3be4f8/32.png) [@georgekj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/georgekj)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-veers-to-the-rigth/165895/1 "2020-06-16T22:49:42Z")

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upon acceleration goes fine with pull to right and when gas is leveled off it will veer to the right and back.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-veers-to-the-rigth/165895/2 "2020-06-17T02:10:04Z")

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Front wheel drive vehicles exhibit a phenomenon called “torque steer,” where they pull to one side under acceleration. I presume you’re not talking about that. Bad alignment can cause what you’re describing. So can a dragging brake on one wheel. Or a low tire. But all of those should be at work all the time. Take your Santa Fe to a good independent shop that specializes in alignments and see what they say after they look it over.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-veers-to-the-rigth/165895/3 "2020-06-17T03:21:19Z")

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Sounds like your lower control arm bushings are torn/loose. Loose lower control arms will shift when accelerating and braking and cause a change in the steering.

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-veers-to-the-rigth/165895/4 "2020-06-17T23:51:32Z")

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I’ve also seen torque steer caused by a dry ball joint due to a torn cover boot.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-santa-fe-veers-to-the-rigth/165895/5 "2020-06-17T23:55:47Z")

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Check for worn engine/transmission mounts.

I just changed a worn one in my Honda for torque steer when taking off from a stop.

Tester