Sun glass holder broke after one week

[HybridMav]

Google search brought these up:

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Are vehicles designed to pull to the right?

Cars designed for driving on the right side of the road are manufactured to pull slightly to the right. This is to prevent the car from drifting into oncoming traffic if the driver falls asleep at the wheel. ... If your car is pulling significantly, it's a good idea to get it checked.

Note the word slightly.

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Why does my car pull to the right on the highway?

The most commonly culprit is your vehicle's wheel alignment. When your vehicle is properly aligned, it is at optimal performance. Poorly maintained roads and hitting the curb can throw your vehicle's alignment off. This can cause your vehicle to pull to one side, and can also cause uneven wear on your tires.

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Why does car drift to the right?

One of the most common reasons your car will pull to one side is because the wheel alignment is off. When your wheel and axles aren't lined correctly you'll notice your steering wheel – and the whole front of the car – pull to the left or right. ... However, a more serious symptom of misaligned wheels is uneven tread wear.

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Why do cars always veer to the right when you let go of the steering wheel, rather than straight forward?

Don Sutton
, former Test and Manufacturing Engineer Automotive OEM components at Bendix/Kirby/TRW/Tristar (1978-2005)

They only veer to the right on vehicles made to be driven on the right side of the road. Cars built to drive on the left side veer to the left. Of course the above is only true if the wheel alignment and power steering balance is set correctly. The reason is the caster of the wheel alignment steers the vehicle down hill and the camber of the road to allow water to run off the road provides the downhill. Ie you drive on the right the low side is the right edge of the road so car heads right.

Because of some responses I have had I am going to clarify this a little more.

Car built for LH side of the road may have a little more front wheel camber set on the drivers side to lessen the effect of steering downhill this is why correct wheel alignment is necessary. Cars for the RH side of the road will also have the drivers side camber set more positive than the passengers side. The specification will most likely state a desired camber for example passengers as +0.25 deg +/- 0.25deg giving a possible setting of 0deg to 0.5deg while the drivers side will be something like 0.5deg +/-0.25deg making the camber 0.25 more positive than the passenger side.

Because a manual steering has more positive feel and responds to the wheels better and is heavier there will be no compensation in the steering for road camber and there cant be anyway. Powersteering on the other hand often has a bias in the valve, not much but can often be around 0.25NM. This is to overcome complaints by owners that the steering feels heavier to turn to the drivers side than the passengers side due to the road camber. This will make no difference to the vehicle wanting to turn downhill but makes it easier and less noticeable to the driver to hold a straight line.

If you import a vehicle from a country that drives on the other side of the road it would be pertinent to check the wheel alignment to favour your country if there is a difference. A steering gear if power assistance may need a retrimmed valve or if you convert the vehicle to have the steering wheel the other side you would purchase a gear for the opposite hand in any case. This might not apply for electric assist.

Yeah some people don't know about it, I worked in a dealer for 6 years, we received extensive training on all questions customer could have on new vehicles, so I made sure to state that "unless is way off"

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[HybridMav]

That is first time I am hearing that. None of my cars, and I had many of them, had that by design. If there was something similar, than it was bad alignment or air pressure was not equal on both sides.

It's hard to tell sometimes but it's there, now, if it's excessive then yes, something is not right. I made sure to mentioned that in my original post.

 

[Sylvester]

This is how we end up from a broken sunglasses holder to a fight on alignment.....

Back to my initial issue: The door of the holder is completly loose now and as soon as I drive over a bump it opens. I might either use some glue to glue the part in or bring it to the dealership. Super annoying!!

 

[999]

I do NOT believe cars are aligned to pull to the right.

HOWEVER, roads are cambered/sloped downwards to the right for drainage. So, yes... a car should pull slightly to the right.

And BTW- alignment is not warrantied.

Rob, Please, if you don't know what are you talking about I suggest to get informed before spewing nonsense.

"Cars designed for driving on the right side of the road are manufactured to pull slightly to the right. This is to prevent the car from drifting into oncoming traffic if the driver falls asleep at the wheel. ... If your car is pulling significantly, it's a good idea to get it checked."

 

[Sylvester]

I do NOT believe cars are aligned to pull to the right.

HOWEVER, roads are cambered/sloped downwards to the right for drainage. So, yes... a car should pull slightly to the right.

And BTW- alignment is not warrantied.

pretty sure it is warrantied, for the first year and 12k miles

 

[HybridMav]

I do NOT believe cars are aligned to pull to the right.

HOWEVER, roads are cambered/sloped downwards to the right for drainage. So, yes... a car should pull slightly to the right.

And BTW- alignment is not warrantied.

Your beliefs are just that, yours. Doesn't mean they are true though.

Also, the alignment is warranted at 12 months or 12k miles. Again, please get informed.

 

[Wizard]

The sun glass holder next to the interior lighting broke today. There is a small clip which holds the door closed and this clip is super weak and came out. I pushed it back in and it kept coming out when there was anything in there and pushes the door slightly out. I now removed the sun glasses and closed the holder. Will be added to the list the dealership has to fix during my next visit.

I have read where another person had the same issue.

 

[Sylvester]

I have read where another person had the same issue.

Would love to hear if anyone has a solution for it. I bet when I go to the dealership they will try to fix it with some Macgyver way or it will take them 3 month to order the bad part which is probably on backorder. I dont even want to use the section anymore, just want the door to stay stable and closes.

 

[Sylvester]

I finally had mine replaced and 2 days later that damn thing looks that it can hardly stay close. There is already a big gap and just a question of time when it will break again. I am absolutely not using this part, just want it to stay close. I guess next time, it breaks, I will just glue it in place. Really surprised we don't hear more often about this issue in the forum. I don't know what engineers work at ford who design so cr@ppy parts.....

 

[999]

A truly tragic update. I think we all hoped for a happier ending.

Thoughts and Prayers.

 

[Starwatcher]

Trucks pull to the right

I have had new cars where that happened. Most recently a Honda CR V

 

[PortlandME]

I finally had mine replaced and 2 days later that damn thing looks that it can hardly stay close. There is already a big gap and just a question of time when it will break again. I am absolutely not using this part, just want it to stay close. I guess next time, it breaks, I will just glue it in place. Really surprised we don't hear more often about this issue in the forum. I don't know what engineers work at ford who design so cr@ppy parts.....

Mine broke this week after the first really warm day we had. I guess I’ll have the dealer “fix” it when I bring the car in for the trailer brake recall, although I’m not sure what the point of them fixing it is if it’s going to be the same poorly fitting clip. Definitely disappointing to have a new car with a busted sunglass holder that hangs down and can’t be closed. Not sure why the other member thought it was something worth poking fun at you over.

 

[HalfFast]

Found this and saved it so when I get my Maverick and the sunglasses holder breaks I can try to fix it permanently

 

[Sylvester]

Mine broke this week after the first really warm day we had. I guess I’ll have the dealer “fix” it when I bring the car in for the trailer brake recall, although I’m not sure what the point of them fixing it is if it’s going to be the same poorly fitting clip. Definitely disappointing to have a new car with a busted sunglass holder that hangs down and can’t be closed. Not sure why the other member thought it was something worth poking fun at you over.

Definitely super annoying, agree with you. As mentioned in my last post, I haven't even used the newly replaced part and it is just a question of days before it breaks again. There is already a big gap, which indicates that the latch is about to come off again. I might follow the advice of @HalfFast and order one of the Dodge parts. The OEM latch is really poorly made.

Regarding the other guy who was making fun of my last post: There are bunch of people like that in every forum. They don't contribute anything meaningful and either make fun of people or create toxic atmosphere. I ignore these people, there are not worth my time.

 

[Sylvester]

Found this and saved it so when I get my Maverick and the sunglasses holder breaks I can try to fix it permanently

Will definitely try this, thank YOU!

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