1997 Ford Taurus Pulls to right under acceleration?
I have a 1997 Ford Taurus GL and it pulls to the right when I accelerate. I recently had it aligned. This has been an ongoing issue and was wondering if anyone had any ideas. So far I have heard that it may be a wheel bearing getting ready to go, tie rod end, and struts.
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is it front wheel drive? if so it could be cv joints or shafts that are going bad.
One of the front axles is worn and you may need to replace both. Or it could simply be "torque steering".
actually it is because most of the power goes to the right wheel, just like in a rear wheel drive car, when you stomp on the throttle the right rear wheel is the one that spins, it's the same with a front wheel drive car the right front wheel is getting more power than the left, so it tends to make the car pull to the right a little.
If a wheel bearing was causing this…you would be hearing a
lot of noise when the wheel was moving (grinding). There
would have to be a lot of movement in the bearing for it to pull
under acceleration.
As for the struts, unless there are loose bolts holding it to
the body or suspension…they only effect vertical movement
of the suspension arms.
It could be tie rod ends, or bad bushings in the suspension
arms.
This should have been found during a front end alignment,
take it to someone else for a second opinion.
Good luck