The tires are new
VDCdriver, yeah you are right. i actually corrected my statement in one of my conversation with VOLVO_V70.
The vehicle actually veers (drifts) to the right; but just yesterday my wife observed a different behavior while she went to fuel the car in a nearby gas station: this time it veer to the left on two occasions and Traction Control warning light came up a few seconds causing the car to decelerate for a few minutes and eventually pick up acceleration.
Thanks.
Has wheel alignment been checked?
Checked for loose ball joints or bushings?
Just to let everyone who gave some bit of suggestions and advice know that I took my 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe sport to another Mechnic and discovered a bolt that holds the chamber was slack (not screwing in) and thus making the camber to move out of position while driving. So the mechanic got a new bolt for the camber and after rectifying this, the car stopped pulling to right. Itās over 3 days since the vehicle was fixed and Iām still monitoring the vehicle to be sure the pulling effect wonāt occur again.
But Iāve observed that Iām hearing a little sound coming from under the vehicle when ever I step on the brakes, especially when gently going over speed bumps or rough surfaces (potholes, stony surface).
The sound you are hearing is probably coming from worned stabilizer links.Not very expensive to replace.
Itās surprising it passed an alignment test with a loose bolt responsible for the camber setting. Sounds like you got a little unlucky. Itās also possible the original shop wasnāt being diligent enough in its evaluation. What guided you to use that particular shop? The best way to find a shop is to ask your friends, relatives, co-workers, fellow church-goers, etc who they recommend.
Sorry I didnāt mention this: I actually had both Front Right & Left stabilizer linkage replaced as soon as we also observed that the Right stabilizer linkage was bent. The brake pads for all four wheels were also replaced when we observed some of the front and rear brake pads were worn out.
See pictures of the loosed camber bolt and a bent stabilizer linkage on the front right wheel
Wow! was this vehicule ever driven over a curb or over a large object?
Something must have hit the stabilizer bar to look like this.They are made of cast iron.
Is someone else driving this vehicule beside you?
If we would have known about the accident, this could have been solved a long time ago.
I intend to investigate this.
Yeah, someone else use to drive this car before I bought it from a dealer through a friend of mine
No, that rod is not cast iron. Itās steel extruded into a rod shape.
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Could beā¦ I suppose they wouldnāt bend like this if it was cast iron.
Can you get a carfax report? You will need you VIN#. They usually tell if the car had a history of car accident like a.font end collision etc.Sometimes,fender bender will not show in these reports, only major damage.
Might be a good idea to not let this friend help with your next vehicle purchase.