Steering Pulls To Right

mothy5000 · 09-20-2021, 10:43 AM

For about a year my steering has always pulled to the left and no one seems to be able to fix it. I've had tire companies do alignments and say there is nothing wrong with the alignment. BMW shops say everything looks straight. I've also had the tires swapped left to right. I've had to drive with constant pressure on the wheel. Not very enjoyable.

About a week ago I left the house and the car seemed to be correcting itself. It started moving to the center. I could actually drive with no hands on the wheel without it pulling to the left. Later in the day, I could actually feel the steering start move to the right. By the end of the day, the original issue was back except it was pulling to the right.

This doesn't sound like an alignment thing to me. More like something with the electronic steering. One thing to note is, after 12 months of this I do not have any tire wear consistent with an alignment issue.

Has anyone had this issue and what did you do to fix it?

thrak410 · 09-20-2021, 02:49 PM

Not sure if this could be the culprit, but I had no idea the steering angle sensor might need to be adjusted/replaced..

https://5series.net/forums/diy-do-yo...ry-fix-149887/

It goes with you mentioning how it slowly corrected itself to the right.

09-20-2021, 10:43 AM	#1
mothy5000 Enlisted Member 8 Rep 35 Posts Drives: '08 BMW Z4 3.0si E85 Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	Steering Pulls To Right For about a year my steering has always pulled to the left and no one seems to be able to fix it. I've had tire companies do alignments and say there is nothing wrong with the alignment. BMW shops say everything looks straight. I've also had the tires swapped left to right. I've had to drive with constant pressure on the wheel. Not very enjoyable. About a week ago I left the house and the car seemed to be correcting itself. It started moving to the center. I could actually drive with no hands on the wheel without it pulling to the left. Later in the day, I could actually feel the steering start move to the right. By the end of the day, the original issue was back except it was pulling to the right. This doesn't sound like an alignment thing to me. More like something with the electronic steering. One thing to note is, after 12 months of this I do not have any tire wear consistent with an alignment issue. Has anyone had this issue and what did you do to fix it?
	Appreciate 0 Tweet Quote

09-20-2021, 02:49 PM	#2
thrak410 Private First Class 86 Rep 166 Posts Drives: 2004 Z4 Roadster Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Canton, GA iTrader: (0)	Not sure if this could be the culprit, but I had no idea the steering angle sensor might need to be adjusted/replaced.. https://5series.net/forums/diy-do-yo...ry-fix-149887/ It goes with you mentioning how it slowly corrected itself to the right.
	Appreciate 0 Quote