Front end alignment

wifestruck · 07-18-2004, 08:39 AM

Wanted to see if any other owners had a problem with the front end . Bought the truck in May and immediately had to have front re-aligned. 1500 miles later , back again same problem , steering wheel sways to about 2 oclock automatically. Definitely don't need a big truck / going fast / pulling constantly to one side.

TENNESSEETITAN · 07-18-2004, 10:25 AM

Yup, same thing got mine in May took it back 2 days later (on a Monday got it done) but I never had to take it back since....besides my tailgate emblem coming undone.

waitingfortitan · 07-19-2004, 06:10 AM

Yes - I have had mine for about two weeks and the steering wheel has been at about 1:30 since I picked it up. My dealer does not have the equipment to perform the allingnment so I need to take it to a different dealer this week. Actually took it to my dealer and asked them to allign it and they tried telling me some bs about driving it for a couple thousand miles (wearing the tires at my expense) to let the suspension settle because Nissan would not cover it until then. Turns out the service manager lied to me and they did not have the equipment to perform the allingment - Once I found this out they offered to farm it out to a local tire store and I chose to just pick it up.

TriKKy · 07-19-2004, 08:03 AM

I have a very slight pull to the right so to drive in a straight line my weel is ****ed slightly left. Going in for service on Thurs along with some other very minor issues.

RedTitan · 07-19-2004, 08:11 AM

Mine came with a pull to the right also. Took it in the first time and the dealer rotated all the tires and reset the air pressure. This diminished the problem but it was still there. Later went back and had them align it. Again better but not perfect. When I took it to a another local shop to have my Daystar lift put on they aligned it and now it is finally right! So much for the dealer on this one.

cardesigner · 07-21-2004, 10:55 AM

Mine is starting to pull to the right at 1400 miles. Called my salesman, he's arranging an appointment for tomorrow to have it checked.

It's funny how everyone is pulling to the right...

keane · 07-21-2004, 10:57 AM

mine is pulling to the right also.

MTOOFAST · 07-21-2004, 01:14 PM

I've got right at 1300 miles and mine has been pulling to the right since I got it. It has been to the dealer once for alignment. I picked it up the next day and it was still pulling. I took it back to let there service manager drive it and he admitted that it was still pulling. I've got to make another appointment to get it checked. I've also had a problem with the wheel balancing. It's been in once for that and they are going to check it again when it is in for the alignment.

Mike H.

juma · 07-21-2004, 02:07 PM

the pulling to the right is because of teh crown of the road and the lack of enough castor to correct for this. need about 1 degree difference between left and right, with left being less. my tires in front are worn weird and I'm going in saturday. I don't have much confidence in the dealer though....juma

TOTitan · 07-21-2004, 02:56 PM

There are not too many dealers that have the caliber of employees that it takes to do a quality alignment. For example the Infiniti dealership that we take my wifes Q45 to is one of the largest and best in the country, yet they send Q45's out to a place that has been in business for 40+ years to do their four wheel alignments.

I'm not even going to waste my time by taking my Titan to the dealer...it is going to my alignment guy that I've known and trusted for years. I know that when he is done the truck will drive straight and the steering wheel will be centered. The price I pay him will be cheap compared to the wasted time and frustration I know I will get at my local dealership.

SoCal_Titan · 07-21-2004, 03:06 PM

Picked mine up a couple of weeks ago. It doesn't pull right or left...but the steering wheel is slightly between 12:00 and 1:00.