Steering System Symptom Definitions: Drift/Pull

Drift describes what a vehicle with this condition does with hands off the steering wheel.

Pull is a tugging sensation, felt by the hands on the steering wheel, that must be overcome to keep the vehicle going straight.

• A vehicle-related drift/pull on a flat road will cause a consistent deviation from the straight-ahead path and require constant steering input in the opposite direction to counteract the effect.
• Drift/pull may be induced by conditions external to the vehicle (i.e., wind, road camber).