Wheel and steering alignment

My Toyota RAV4 came back from having the brake pads changed (local Toyota dealership) with the steering wheel about five degrees off centre. This was corrected by adjusting the tie rods but that has made...

Does my Golf have an alignment problem?

My Volkswagen Golf has just had its major service done at an authorised dealer. However I now find that: a) The steering wheel is slightly to the left when I drive in a straight line b) If I keep the...

Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo pulling to the left

My 2013 Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo 1.6 tdi has been pulling to the left since I picked up the car (pre-registered with 20 miles on the clock) four months ago. If I hold the steering wheel straight the car...

Should I be suspicious about wheel alignment checks?

When I recently bought a new set of tyres I was offered a free alignment check which I was told showed that my wheels were out by a couple of degrees. To re-align them would be £30. Exactly the same thing...

What is causing uneven tyre wear on one of my Honda Jazz's tyres?

I have a 3-year-old Honda Jazz 1.4ES. There's never been a problem with the car, except for excessive tyre wear on the front inner edge of the driver's side. I've been back to the Honda garage and they...

Tyres - and proper wheel alignment

My new 2004 Mondeo Estate (2Ltr Petrol) was supplied fitted with Continental Premium Contact 205/55/16 tyres. These lasted on the front for an acceptable 21000 miles with the rears following on a few K...

Steering wheel vibration on a CR-V

I've recently bought a 2.2 CDTi Honda CR-V on an 09 plate, ES model on standard wheels/ cross contact LX tyres. At speeds over an indicated 70mph there is quite pronounced steering wheel vibration. Whilst...

Wheel alignment, what are the tolerances?

I recently had a new tyre at a national fitter, a wheel alignment check was made the result was that one wheel was 1mm out the other 1.8mm. Should I get the alignment done or at what stage does it become...

Wheel alignment on a used 4x4

I am thinking of buying a 2000 Mitsubishi Shogun on a private sale, it is in good condition with 86k and service history. The current MoT has an advisory due to all four tyres beginning to wear on the...

Is my Audi A6 a 'Quattro' and will it need a four-wheel alignment check?

My 2001 Audi A6 1.8T suffered a front wheel impact, which caused me to suspect the tracking may need to be checked. My local tyre dealer confirmed on his rig that the alignment was indeed out of specification,...