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Old 09-01-2006, 06:31 AM
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Has 2600 miles on it. Air pressure is correct. When slowing down once you get to about 20 mph it starts pulling hard to the left. Any possible causes?
Old 09-01-2006, 06:35 AM
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Got any mods on it?
Old 09-01-2006, 06:35 AM
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only an antenna
Old 09-01-2006, 07:13 AM
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Could be an alignment issue. Have you hit any curbs or potholes in those 2600 miles?
Old 09-01-2006, 07:16 AM
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My guess would be that that the left front brake is either grabbing too hard or the right front brake is losing grip. Could be air in the lines. Either way, I would take it somewhere to get looked at. Brakes are not something to mess around with. My 2¢.
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Since it is so new should i take it to nissan? what are the chances the alignment wasnt right when i purchased it?
Old 09-01-2006, 07:30 AM
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^^+1

Also, is there any grooves in the road you're on? This will cause the car to pull left/right when stopping. Just thought I would throw that out there just in case. Other than that I'd have the dealer check it out.
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one of your front tires might have a radial pull, its more common than you think.
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Does it do it on all roads or just some, especially old blacktop roads? The reason I ask is that I have several heavily used old blacktopped roads around my neighborhood. I've always observed that the Z pulls either left or right when slowing down on those roads. It's easy to see the grooves worn into these roads so they tend to pull the car at low speeds.
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these are all good thoughts. it should all be under warranty. i would say to go and have them fix this for you ASAP. if by chance it is air in the line i would rather you go and find out rather than learn it was this the hard way.

please let me know in a pm what it turns out to be ok. good luck man
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what is a radial pull?
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