MBtech - New E320 Pulls to the Right
Thread Starter
Almost a Member!
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 29
Likes: 0
MBtech - New E320 Pulls to the Right
Very quickly after buying my 2003 E320, I realized that the car pulled to the right. I took it to the dealer who claimed to do a tire alignment on the car (it took two days to do it and required a lot of calls by me for them to even get to my car), but the problem showed up again immediately as I was driving it away. I have read about multiple 2003 E's having this problem. Is there a single cause and fix for this? What is it? I have checked tire pressures and while uneven, the pulling continued after the pressure was corrected. I have already driven the car over 1000 miles with this problem (I have a long commute) and am reluctant to drive the car any further for fear of uneven wear.
btw, this is pretty noticable ie when driving in a parking lot at fairly low speeds the wheel begins to turn right on its own.
Thanks,
Tom
btw, this is pretty noticable ie when driving in a parking lot at fairly low speeds the wheel begins to turn right on its own.
Thanks,
Tom
Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
From: Westchester Co. NY
99 C43 AMG & 2008 Corvette 1LT Z51 LS3
If the car is pulling that badly, even at low speeds you probably have a bad tire on the right front.
I would swap the front tires side to side and see if the car now pulls to the left. If so, then you have a bad tire and that tire should be replaced. With a 1000 miles on the car that is a warranty issue and the dealer should warranty it!
I would swap the front tires side to side and see if the car now pulls to the left. If so, then you have a bad tire and that tire should be replaced. With a 1000 miles on the car that is a warranty issue and the dealer should warranty it!
Member
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 79
Likes: 0
From: Lancaster , PA
'03 C230K
Just take it to the dealer and get a loaner untill they fix it. I cant be too hard to figure out, they just need to look at it instead of doing a alignment for no reason.
2003 C230K magma, C5, C7, 6spd
2003 C230K magma, C5, C7, 6spd
