Chrysler T&C alignment issue

[zrxkawboy]

We have an 05 Town & Country. In the spring, I noticed it started to pull to the left. Not a hard pull, but noticeable. I took it in for an alignment. They said it just needed a slight adjustment, and didn't charge me, since it had only been a few thousand miles since the last alignment. We took it on vacation a few days later, and the pull was still there. I had the tires rotated (they had around 8k miles on them)- no change. I then removed all the wheels, and checked for brake issues, steering/suspension problems, etc, and found nothing wrong. Today I brought it back for another alignment, and told them the whole story. They called me this afternoon, and said they could feel the pull when driving, but that the alignment was "dead-on", and they could find nothing wrong with the van. He said he could "fudge" the alignment to make it drive straight, but didn't really want to, and I agreed. I picked it up, again no charge, but no answers, either. The guys at the shop are stumped. Any thought?

 

[cmorr]

I see you mentioned you performed an inspection but this sounds like wheel bearings, control arms, or struts

 

[Blazered]

Most likely one of your tires is responsible.

 

[JethroBodine]

Originally Posted By: Blazered
Most likely one of your tires is responsible.


+1 flip your front tires from driver to passenger and passenger to driver.

 

[zrxkawboy]

Originally Posted By: zrxkawboy
I had the tires rotated (they had around 8k miles on them)- no change.

 

[zrxkawboy]

Originally Posted By: cmorr
I see you mentioned you performed an inspection but this sounds like wheel bearings, control arms, or struts


Thanks for the reply. The struts (Sensatrac Quick Struts) were replaced last year. (BTW, after I put those new struts on, I had this same shop align it, and it drove great.) Neither the shop nor I could find a problem with the steering/suspension parts.

 

[Jakegday]

has someone checked to make sure a brake caliper isnt sticking?

 

[zrxkawboy]

Originally Posted By: Jakegday
has someone checked to make sure a brake caliper isnt sticking?


Yes, this was one of the things I've checked, and more than once.

 

[JANDSZIRKLE]

Originally Posted By: Blazered
Most likely one of your tires is responsible.


Im in this thought camp. Reason being, my mother has a corolla for DD, replaced tires, alignment done, took her 2 months of pulling hard right too finally get her mad enough too take it back in. They talked her into replacing all kinds of suspension parts too the tune of $400. Still pulling hard right. Come too find out, two of the tires had manufacturing defects causing the issue. No, wasnt walmart, was local country tire shop sadly enough because i had great respect for them until this happened and purchased quite a few sets of new and used tires from them.