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Old 08-24-2006 | 07:47 PM
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HHR Wanders to the left

Just curious if anyone else has this problem. Occasionally while driving my HHR will wonder to the left. It doesn't really pull it just heads that way and the wheel stays straight. I have checked the air pressure and set all 4 to 30 though they were all between 27.5 and 29 psi. I am taking the car in tomorrow for the left mirror wind noise and will have them check the alignment.

Another question do the molded mud flaps offered by GM help an HHR that does not have running boards. Thought of getting them tomorrow as well as I can see a problem later on If I don't do something.
Old 08-24-2006 | 08:20 PM
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You live near that HUGE body of water that causes so much snow in Buffalo, and you don't have running boards? The sand and salt will wreck your doors and rear quarters, flaps or no flaps. As for pulling....sure you didn't hit a hole and knock it out of alignment?
Old 08-24-2006 | 08:37 PM
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Mine has the steady left pull also and I want to get it in for an alignment..
Old 08-24-2006 | 08:40 PM
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No problems here with alignment or pulling to one side.

The flaps will help...but not enough. My HHR came without them and I was starting to get the sandblasting, so I took my HHR in around 1000 miles and had the boards put on. No further damage has occurred since I added them to the car.
Old 08-24-2006 | 08:52 PM
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Ya gotta get flaps for sure. I had the $$$ molded HHR $$$ ones put on but I also have the running boards. I thought the flaps to be a bit short (at the back especially) and have just replaced then with flat flaps (yeah) that are 18"long. I took off the molded ones as I am chroming the wheel wells this week end and the molded ones would have thrown the trim out off wack or else I would have needed to mutilate them somehow. I live in Calgary ... Canada so no sense offering to sell you these ones.... They were only on the car for 5 days after I picked up the car though.

Good luck and think about the running boards like Firewatcher suggests!

Cheers;
Old 08-24-2006 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Firewatcher
You live near that HUGE body of water that causes so much snow in Buffalo, and you don't have running boards? The sand and salt will wreck your doors and rear quarters, flaps or no flaps. As for pulling....sure you didn't hit a hole and knock it out of alignment?
We get our snow off Lake Ontario not Erie. The only sand you see here is at our crappy beach and that is littered with garbage and dead fish. Rochester isn't exactly known for our great beaches. They have the sewage plant on the other side of the street from one of our beaches. That is just plain gross!
Old 08-24-2006 | 10:24 PM
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[QUOTE=glenngeb]Just curious if anyone else has this problem. Occasionally while driving my HHR will wonder to the left.

IT IS PROBABLY WATCHING TOO MUCH OF THE LIBERAL CONTROLLED MEDIA !
Old 08-24-2006 | 10:26 PM
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But you are in the US of A. I thought only Canada had THAT media problem! Surprising that mine does not wander... except by design.
Old 08-24-2006 | 11:22 PM
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Mine wanders when i see a cute stud walking down the street
Old 08-25-2006 | 05:53 AM
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Mine has wandered since day one. It is even worse when there's a female jogger in its sight


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