Odyssey van pulls to the right...
by: 32391a on Saturday, April 13, 2002 at 00:46 EDT
Hello, We recently purchased an '02 Odyssey LX, which now has about 5,000 miles. It has pulled to the right to varying degrees from the day we picked it up. The dealer initially replaced what he called the subframe, aligned it, and said it was fixed. We picked up the van and noticed a small improvement but it was definitely not fully repaired. We took it back for further repair. The dealer aligned it, stating that for some reason it was NOT aligned the first time, despite what we were told the first time we picked it up. Again, small improvement, but still not tracking correctly. On the third repair attempt, the dealer said the front tire pressures needed to be equalized, and stated that it's "natural" for a small amount of right deflection, since roads crown in the middle and slope to the right. I've test driven the van in the far left lane of freeways (same problem), and even on the left side of a neighborhood street (VERY tiny left deflection, nothing compared to what happens when driven on the right).
I'm hoping this isn't a problem that Honda may be aware of but can't or won't fix. I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. Any comments? Thanks!