I noticed right away that my 2009 Holden Captiva LX pulled to the right. At 15,000 km I complained to the dealer, but they couldn?t find anything wrong. At 35,000 km the problem was getting worse and both front tyres were starting to show inside wear. Now, at 45,000 km the front tyres are badly worn on the inside. Holden is refusing to acknowledge that the car has an alignment problem, they have told me to go to a dealer and pay for an alignment check. Only then, if their dealer says there's a problem, would they be willing to act. Holden claims that it is normal for the car to steer to the left. The dealer has even suggested that I may have hit a pothole, hence all these problems. It's just ridiculous! What should I do now?
With the high number of complaints we have been receiving about this issue there seems little doubt there is a problem with the Captiva. You would have to think the Captiva hasn’t been developed for our high camber roads, and there isn’t sufficient adjustment to get it steering straight. Pedders claims to be able to fix it with their aftermarket camber kit and that’s one course of action for you. If you want to persist with the dealer and Holden I would suggest you have the wheel alignment checked, that could be the problem, but if that doesn’t work you are then on solid grounds to negotiate with Holden.
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