Just bought a 2018 Outback with 50k miles from a used car dealership. I found that it drifts to the right when I take my hands off of the wheel at highway speeds. The dealer paid to have me take it to Firestone for an alignment. After finding it still had the same problem I took it to Subaru and they did another 4 wheel alignment. They also did an inspection of the car and said it was in good shape but it still drifts to the right. Any thoughts?
most roads are slightly banked. Even if you can't see it, it will cause the drift you describe.
@mountainmanjoe
Good point, I'll find an empty parking lot and see what happens. I guess one thing worth noting, there's a clunk sound coming from the front end going over bumps at slow speeds. Strut mount maybe??? Would something like that cause it to track to one side (assuming the parking lot test fails)?
Sure. That could be a worn CV joint.
I've had tires cause that kind of effect.
@chucktobias
Go in a big empty lot, turn the steering wheel as far left as you can and driving it in circles going left and bend the suspension back the other way. Im drad serious. But becareful your vehicle is bigger. I had the same issue in a camry. Not a perfect fix and may not work at all but something is bent in there that the allignment machine is not catching. Do what you can. Also check your control arm bushings