ColdOnes Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I just purchased a 2008 MKX a little over a week ago. Since driving off the lot with 8 miles on the odometer it pulls hard to the right. I took into the dealership and they verified that the alignment of the car was within specs. The regional rep got involved and called Ford Engineering and they said it's a known problem with MKX's that have 20 inch rims. We took another MKX off the lot for a comparison test ride and it too pulled to the right very bad. Car is currently at the dealership awaiting further information from Ford's Engineering team on how they can properly fix the problem. Has anyone else with an MKX encountered this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsvt2001 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I just purchased a 2008 MKX a little over a week ago. Since driving off the lot with 8 miles on the odometer it pulls hard to the right. I took into the dealership and they verified that the alignment of the car was within specs. The regional rep got involved and called Ford Engineering and they said it's a known problem with MKX's that have 20 inch rims. We took another MKX off the lot for a comparison test ride and it too pulled to the right very bad. Car is currently at the dealership awaiting further information from Ford's Engineering team on how they can properly fix the problem. Has anyone else with an MKX encountered this ? Same thing on my new Edge. Dealership owner had the same thing with her Edge. They road force balanced all four tires and determined that three Pirelli tires were bad (i find it hard to believe) and she is waiting for Ford to replace her tires. My Edge goes in for service next week. Will let you know. Other than that, LOVE THIS VEHICLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantyca Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I took delivery of our 08 MKX monochrome at the end of October and did not notice any pulling with the 20" tires. I put 18" winter tires on in November so when I put the 20's back on I will watch for any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhoncho Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 There is a new TSB that just came out on March 20, 2008 for drift/pull concerns. The number is TSB 08-7/3. I took my Edge in last week because it is pulls to the left. They checked the alignment and it was within specification. The rotated the tires even though it had less than 500 miles on it. I am taking it back tomorrow along with a print out of the TSB so they can get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackman70 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 There is a new TSB that just came out on March 20, 2008 for drift/pull concerns. The number is TSB 08-7/3. I took my Edge in last week because it is pulls to the left. They checked the alignment and it was within specification. The rotated the tires even though it had less than 500 miles on it. I am taking it back tomorrow along with a print out of the TSB so they can get it right. Do you have a copy of this TSB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhoncho Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Do you have a copy of this TSB? Yes, I do. I am taking it to the dealership tomorrow so they can make a copy when they repair my vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackman70 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Yes, I do. I am taking it to the dealership tomorrow so they can make a copy when they repair my vehicle. Can you share?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhoncho Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Can you share?? I scanned in the TSB as a PDF file. I took my vehicle in Friday and they did this TSB. It appears this is the fix. TSB_08_7_3.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsvt2001 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Same thing on my new Edge.Dealership owner had the same thing with her Edge. They road force balanced all four tires and determined that three Pirelli tires were bad (i find it hard to believe) and she is waiting for Ford to replace her tires. My Edge goes in for service next week. Will let you know. Other than that, LOVE THIS VEHICLE. Pull to the right update. Went to the dealer on Wednesday with a copy of the TSB, there response was "oooohhhh, uummm, ya we've had a few of these vehicles with the same pull to the right and this procedure corrected the problem, by the way, how did you know about this TSB?" Too bad I couldn't get that answer the first time we were there. Anyway, the TSB was done and it drives great now. Still loving the Edge. :happy feet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickson1 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Pull to the right update. Went to the dealer on Wednesday with a copy of the TSB, there response was "oooohhhh, uummm, ya we've had a few of these vehicles with the same pull to the right and this procedure corrected the problem, by the way, how did you know about this TSB?" Too bad I couldn't get that answer the first time we were there. Anyway, the TSB was done and it drives great now. Still loving the Edge. :happy feet: thank you so much. i've been so frustrated with this problem. im going to bring this in to my dealer too. i've been there 4 times for this problem already. i'll let you know what my experience is this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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