Pulling to left , and juddering

[Stevie b]

Hi my van is pulling to left on acceleration
And also juddering , the steering wheel is jumping out my hand , it can drive for 40 miles perfect then starts pulling to left , any ideas please

[Paul-R]

On my daughter's Vivaro camper van there was a pronounced pull to the left that was cured by a new left bottom ball joint on the front suspension. It was quite badly worn but had not long passed an MOT so a recent test is no guarantee it's OK.

[Stevie b]

Its intermittent, you would think if it was ball joint it would do it all the time , thanks for reply

[Paul-R]

Hers was there all the time so not the same as yours.

[PaulC5]

What van is it, how many miles, year, which engine ?
Could be suspension, cv joint, steering rack, brakes, tyres - a garage might be best to check all these on a ramp since they are not always easy to check.

[Oldpug]

Stevie, you say the steering wheel jumps out of your hand. That to me points to a drive shaft, the CV joint is cracking up. Get it checked out by a small indy.