05 Odyssey front end problems/ 'bump steer'?
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    05 Odyssey front end problems/ 'bump steer'?

    I've got an 05 Odyssey that I love but the last couple years it has driven terribly. It pulls has consistently pulled to the right and I've had it aligned multiple times. The steering wheel also shakes slightly at anything over 30 depending on the road. Also, when traveling at slow speeds(under 10MPH) I've noticed that when you hit a bump or little pothole that the steering wheel turns slightly to that side. It needs new tires but I'm not sure that's really going to fix it. Love the car but really hate driving it lately. I read on the forum that this sounds like a 'bump steer' problem and possibly solution is replacing the control arm bushings. Does this sound right? I'm not a big car guy so I barely know what I'm talking about here.
    thanks for any advice.

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    Could it be the tie rods? When you have your van in for alignment, did the guy check the rods, and other steering parts? Also check for bad struts too.
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    Also verify Sway bar bushings & engine mounts, even the front knuckle bushings could be broken.

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    It could be bad control arm bushings, as you mentioned. They, and the other suspects mentioned above, can be easily verified by a good front-end mechanic.
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