[Narvo]

Goggles Pizano, thank you very much for your reply. You technical feedback is very much appreciated!

Mine pulls constantly. It does matter if is under acceleration, deceleration, or idle. I do have the spec sheets from the dealer this last Tuesday.

I don't have a scanner but I will work to get them scanned to post here. The BEFORE spec sheet shows that the caster is within spec but a road test showed the that Rondo still exhibited the pull.

They put it back in the shop and modified the bolt hole where the strut is connected to the steering knuckle to allow for a slight caster adjustment. They then adjusted the right wheel's caster to bring it to -1.71%, which is -0.22% out of spec to counter the pull that the Rondo was exhibiting. Before they adjusted it; it was 0.86% and was within spec. Even if this does fix the pull, which I don't think it has, it will likely cause uneven tire wear in the future.

They road tested and concluded that the Rondo was no longer pulling, however; I do detect a pull still there when I am driving it, although it is seems a bit better. The Kia Regional Rep drove it 60kms from the dealer back to me and felt it was fixed.

When the car is pulling you can feel it in the steering wheel and if you let go of the wheel the wheel will move slightly right and the car will pull to the right. As you correctly pointed out, if the vehicle is within spec and the car still pulls, then something else is wrong as Isu also alluded to in a previous post.

Radial drift has been ruled out on my Rondo since we have tested the vehicle with both the OEM all seasons and the brand new Michelin winter tires and tried rotation before that.

I am to the point that I am considering selling this Rondo and buying a Toyota Matrix if I don't take too much of a bath on it.

I am glad this post is affecting purchasing decisions because Kia needs to fix this problem and fix it fast. If they are paying attention and now know this forum is influencing purchase decisions maybe they will move a little faster.

5 months of ownership and 12,000kms driven. I wish they would offer to replace my Rondo, but if this goes on much longer it will be requested by my lawyer.

What will be cheaper, trading 'the problem' in on a Matrix or suing to have my Rondo purchased back?

Oddly enough I dropped my Santa Fe off at the local Toyota dealership for a complimentary motor vehicle inspection and was taking a hard look at the 2009 Toyota Matrix.