Could something wrong with the rear axle cause the front end to pull to one side or the other? If so, how can I check it?

Just had a front end alignment done. Now have a significant pull to the left while driving. It had a less significant pull to the right prior to the alignment. I also had the tires rotated in a criss-cross pattern at the same time.

I've been dealing with my truck pulling to one side or the other for years & I'm really irritated with it!

The last time an alignment was done was a few years ago. That is when the pull to the right developed. I brought my truck back to the dealer it was done at a couple times because of it. I was told it was fixed but it wasn't. I just put up with it since then.

I've tried lowering the tire pressure on the opposite side of the pull hoping to stop it from happening which did help some. I don't like driving around like that though.

My truck only has 88,000 miles on it. I'm the original owner.

 

I had a set of tires once where it would want to follow the crown of the road down hill toward the shoulder either right or left depending on which lane I was driving in. A new set of tires was the cure.

 

Undo the tire rotation and see if the pull changes. If so, the problem is the tires.

You did two things at once (alignment and rotation) so that complicates the diagnosis. Change only one thing at a time.

 

Plus one!