Steering wheel needs to pointed a little to the left. Alignment? Dodge intrepid?

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Dodge Intrepid. Had new tires, new left front tie rod and sleeve. they said the right front side is stiff or something so they couldn't align the right side. something up with the sleeve? anyway, slowly my car pulls more and more to the right, and i have to keep my steering wheel a little to the left, cause if i keep it straight the car goes right-ish. How dangerous is this situation? how can i fix it? do i need to fix it?
 
well you obviously didn't take it to a very reputable shop. If they couldn't alight the right side they should have recommended you replace something. most likely a tie rod end. my advice is take it to a well known shop. have them inspect the suspension components. and have them replace what needs to be replaced and have it re-aligned. depending on how bad it is your tires will start to wear. I'd get it done asap
 
get this fixed asap because u will wear ur new tires out quicker also
 
For sure that alignment wasn't done right and in fact they shouldn't of charged you anything if they couldn't adjust the tie rod bolt and did they actually do a 2 wheel alignment or a 4 wheel.If that shop won't fix their error I'd never deal with them again if I were you.

Those tires will end up wearing out unevenly and prematurely , also be sure that the inner tie rod bushings are good and that the rack and pinions bushings are good bec those vehicles are known for the rack and pinion to slide left and right when trying to steer due to play in the bushings.




Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way you didn't mention the year and the mileage or the engine type and all that info greatly helps us give you a better more accurate answer.
 
it means they didn't get it aligned back up right,those cars have to be strait in order to drive right,they should have done what was needed to be able to align it right,its simple ,they goofed up on this one,it is dangerous to drive like this plus it will eat the tires up on it,good luck.
 
simple answer, yes it needs an alignment. There is a worst case scenario which is if anything is bent or damaged in the front end.

It sounds like the place that told you they couldnt do it may have given up. I would get second opinion from a repuatable shop.

It doesnt sound dangerous, but you could damage those new tires with premature and uneven wear.
 
Stiff doesn't sound like a good term. Stiff could mean breakage, which would be bad. I'd get another mechanic's opinion on it. And you can ask the worst case scenario while you're at it..
 
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