Santa Fe pulling to the right

My 04 Santa Fe tracked perfectly until my first tire rotation at 5500 miles.
After the rotation I immediately noticed a pronounced drift to the right
while driving down the road. I went back to my dealer who had no
explanation for the problem but decided to try a cris-cross rotation instead
of the recommended front to back/back to front rotation. Unfortunately this
didn't solve the problem and the SF is headed back to the shop. Tire
pressure is even for all four tires and the spare (new) was not part of the
ratation. Does anyone have any idea why a simple tire rotation would cause
a tracking problem that wasn't present prior to the rotation?

 

There's probably a rolling resistance difference in the tires currently on
the front of the vehicle.

 

i know when we have tires rotated on our accent we will get a slight pull
for first few 100's kms till the tires break in..

 

I just had mine in for a service and reported a slight pull to the left.
I've not rotated any tires yet or had any replaced but it started to happen
about 200 miles ago. They said there was nothing wrong and it must be the
camber on the road! I said I would keep an eye on it but it will go back if
it continues.

TC

 

Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry. A friend of mine suggested I
check the lug nut torque as it has been his experience that most shops use
an impact wrench rather than a torque wrench whenever wheels are removed and
placed back on a vehicle. Sure enough all of the lug nuts were tightened to
100-120 ft.lbs. when the owner's manual calls for 65-80 ft.lbs. I backed
them all down to 80 ft.lbs.and my Santa Fe is tracking perfectly again.
Dosen't say much for my local Hyundai dealer does it?

 

I tell anyone (shop, dealer, etc.) who takes wheels off of my car that if
they put an impact wrench on my car, it will cost them. I once physically
restrained a mechanic trying to do this at NTB.

 

I personally rotate my own tires and perform all my own maintenance. I
use an impact wrench when re-attaching my tires. Of course, all I do is
use the impact to spin the nuts down til they're barely snug (barely tap
the trigger, and only for a moment), then drop the car back on its own
weight, torque to spec, re-check the torque, drive around the block, let
the brakes cool, check torque, job done...

JS

 

If only the shops did it as carefully as you do Jacob...
What's your location again? I am due for a rotation!