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Old January-16th-2003, 11:20 PM
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Crooked steering wheel

Hey guys,

Quick question... The other day I noticed my steering wheel is slightly off of center to the right when driving straight ahead. The car tracks perfectly straight on flat roads. So is this something that is considered an alignment issue, or are crooked steering wheels corrected some other way? Basically what I'm trying to get at is if this would be considered a warranty issue after the 12,000 mile alignment period.

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Old January-17th-2003, 12:03 AM
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sorry, after 12k you'll have to pay out of your own pocket to do alignments (which includes re-centering the steering wheel)
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Old January-17th-2003, 09:13 AM
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Re: Crooked steering wheel

Originally posted by Carlos
Hey guys,

Quick question... The other day I noticed my steering wheel is slightly off of center to the right when driving straight ahead. The car tracks perfectly straight on flat roads. So is this something that is considered an alignment issue, or are crooked steering wheels corrected some other way? Basically what I'm trying to get at is if this would be considered a warranty issue after the 12,000 mile alignment period.

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I had the same problem in my car (off center steering wheel, and perfectly straight driving) It took less than two minutes for the alignment guy to fix by turning something (bolts maybe?) on both sides under the car (without even installing the laser things for the alignment).

I couldnīt get to see what he turned though. Good thing is that it was so easy that he didnīt charge anything. An alignment job shouldnīt be necessary if the car already tracks perfectly straight.
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Old January-17th-2003, 01:50 PM
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How much roughly would it cost to fix? I have the same problem. Mine slightly goes to the right it was like that when i bought it. i asked them to fix it and they stated they could if i bring it in by so and so date but i was lazy . my bad.
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Old January-17th-2003, 11:53 PM
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Thanks for all of your replies guys
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