My van started pulling to the left. It is the first time. I drove it 7,000 miles a couple of years ago. I take it to Ford regularly for their oil change, tire rotation, etc. The van has not been used much this year. I added three 55 lb solar panels on top recently and a 67 lb mini split air conditioner - heater on the left rear bumper this past Summer Have I added too much weight to the van? The panels are equally distributed but the mini split is definitely on the rear left bumper. The van is also equipped with a brake to brake towed trailers, etc. I can't do the work but can Ford?

Three solar panels on ladder racks.

67 lb exterior mini splitter AC and Heater.

 

Rather than replying or adding to a thread that have been dormant for almost 5 years this would be a topic better suited for its own thread. You've also left out a lot of details such as does it pull left constantly or only when the brakes are applied? What work or maintenance on the brake system has been performed and how long ago? Who did that work, have you contacted them? Brake system bled, flexible brake lines checked for collapsed passages?

You might also want to find the total weight of your van as now loaded---find a big truck scale so the front and rear axles can be measured independently.

 

I could smell something burning the day I did drive it. I could drive it down to the truck stop and weigh both ends, front and back. Just don't know if I should drive it with that smell. I was planning on adding storage batteries inside on the right side or center to try to balance out the mini split on the bumper. The batteries are a lot of weight. Not sure how successful that will be. I move this post and don't know if I should edit/ delete this one or what.