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Brakes were pulling to the left when I bought the car a week ago. Since then I have removed the caliper, which is new to see if there was anything there that could cause that. Then I bled all the brakes and I still have the problem of the brakes pulling to the left. Not as drastically as before but it's still there. Brake pedal is nice and firm. Any advice on where to look next? Vehicle has 160K on it. Plus I have these codes. See image. When I scan the system my OBD tool says no codes found! And I have tried to erase them with no luck. It is a 2007 XC90 with 3.2L.
Worn out lower control arm bushings can make the car pull.
Those are not "codes" - That's the alternator warning light, usually indicating a bad alternator - but could mean the previous owner put the worng alternator (cheapest he could find) on.
And there is a tire pressure warning light.
Red triangle means something important has a problem - no oil pressure/alternator not charging/low brake fluid/low coolant/etc.
Yellow triangle is less serious - low washer fluid/bulb out/tire pressure low/etc.
Brakes were pulling to the left when I bought the car a week ago. Since then I have removed the caliper, which is new to see if there was anything there that could cause that. Then I bled all the brakes and I still have the problem of the brakes pulling to the left. Not as drastically as before but it's still there. Brake pedal is nice and firm. Any advice on where to look next? Vehicle has 160K on it. Plus I have these codes. See image. When I scan the system my OBD tool says no codes found! And I have tried to erase them with no luck. It is a 2007 XC90 with 3.2L.
I had this problem when the pads and rotors were not replaced in tandem. Put fresh pads and rotors on the front and all was corrected.
The guy mentioned he had the alternator rebuilt locally. Putting a voltmeter on the battery it seems it is charging the battery but only 13.4V. He also put what appears to be new front calipers on . They are single pot. I'm not sure what they should be. He didn't replace the rotors though. I will check lower control arm bushings. Appreciate the responses.
I have my brakes pulling to left issue fixed. It actually had nothing to do with the brakes themselves. I installed new ball joints and lower control arms and the problem went away. Hands off straight ahead braking now.