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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 09:39 AM
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Suddenly Black Beauty Pulls to the left

I had tires and wheels changed from one HHR SS to another. It was a simple change. Four tires were swapped from one '09 to the other '09 and vice versa by my GM dealership.

Suddenly pulls to the left badly but not dangerously.

What could cause this?

The TCMs say the air is OK and I physically checked the air pressure in both front tires and they are the same.

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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 10:09 AM
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If you swap back, does it still pull?
Old Apr 14, 2015 | 10:17 AM
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Thanks I will switch tires from left to right and see if that helps. There is no wobble or shake.

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If you swap back, does it still pull?
Old Apr 14, 2015 | 10:22 AM
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Thanks I will switch tires from left to right and see if that helps. There is no wobble or shake.

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It is odd that if neither did it before, why one would do it afterwards.
Old Apr 14, 2015 | 10:40 AM
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Maybe one of my girls hit a curb or a pothole..........but they say not.....

Originally Posted by solman98
It is odd that if neither did it before, why one would do it afterwards.

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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 11:09 AM
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Are the tires of the one direction in the rotation type? My summer BFG's are and I did not notice the first time I put them on the front right was mounted backwards! The tire shop fixed the problem and it doesn't pull either direction now.
Old Apr 14, 2015 | 11:25 AM
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Just double checked and the rotation is correct. Taking it back to the GM dealer today. Thanks old Blue.

Boydie

Originally Posted by Oldblue
Are the tires of the one direction in the rotation type? My summer BFG's are and I did not notice the first time I put them on the front right was mounted backwards! The tire shop fixed the problem and it doesn't pull either direction now.
Old Apr 14, 2015 | 12:27 PM
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 12:48 PM
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Possible that the stress of lifting the car up busted a LCA bushing.
Old Apr 14, 2015 | 01:51 PM
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Thanks Solman and Thanks Don, I'll have that checked too. It came on so sudden its puzzling.

One day fine the next day not.

Boydie

Originally Posted by donbrew
Possible that the stress of lifting the car up busted a LCA bushing.
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