2001 Ford Escape car veers to the right or the left

2001 FORD ESCAPE
137,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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JZEZULAK
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I just had a new control arm put on my passenger front tire, an alignment and put new tires on it. Now when I take my foot off the gas after a second the car jerks to the right, then sometimes when I accelerate it jerks to the right. Do you have any idea what is causing this
Jul 30, 2008 at 8:30 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

I would be straight back to the repairer and getting them to re check there work and the alignment, your problem sounds as if it is in the work carried out.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jul 30, 2008 at 9:41 PM
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BLACKOP555
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i would take it back to the shop that did the work.

sounds like they didnt properly install something or biffed the alignment, sounds like a case of "memory steer"
Jul 30, 2008 at 9:50 PM
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