Look for Steering Wheel Alignment there a long thread about it. It seems this becoming an issue eth

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Look for Steering Wheel Alignment there a long thread about it. It seems this becoming an issue with the G2.

Bring it back to dealer and have it taken care of. It's under warranty.

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Thanks. Guess I didn't look hard enough before posting. My steering wheel is off quite a bit, and apparently it's not an isolated issue. I'll talk to the dealer!

 

Mine is off by about 1/16" Yes it's noticeable to the eye.

Not taking it back lol.

 

It's something that drives me nuts. I would not put up with a crooked steering for a minute. I'm sorry, but i would have turned right around and brought it back. There is no good reason that this is getting by all these dealers!


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Deleted: It didn't feel right. Will do a better job keeping my contributions constructive by nature. -cheers.

I am intrigued by this observation, though to know if the majority of these are physical or electrical calibration.

 

...I like turtles.

Nice call back.

 

:surprise: my bad.....

 

Just a thought, but most roads have a crown in the center to aid in water run off, while it may look level there may be an ever so slight slope from the center to the shoulder. Is your steering wheel turning towards the center of the road?

 

mine wheel is 2-3 degrees to the right, the opposite of the infamous road crown issue.

 

I found this to be a pretty informative site when it comes to this issue. There are several reasons why your steering wheel doesn't ride "true center."

https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-know-if-you-need-a-wheel-alignment-by-robert-tomashek

What's funny is that when I was learning to drive as a teen, I was told that cars (in the US) are set to have a slightly off alignment to the right, in order to avoid veering into oncoming traffic if the driver were to become incapacitated while at the wheel. Basically saying that a vehicle going off the road to the right is a safer outcome than a head-to-head collision.

This could very well be an "old wives tale" but to me, there is some validity to the theory.

 

I believe it is an "old wives tale". The adjustment that correct for "pulling" is "caster" for the most part. Caster is the relationship of the lower ball joint to true vertical. If the low ball joint is forward of the vertical axis, the vehicle is said to have positive caster, and if the lower joint is behind the vertical axis, it is negative caster. I've had old-time mechanics tell me that, long ago, they would adjust caster a little more positive on the right side compared to the left to correct for the drop-off of roads on the right side, which makes sense. Most roads do drop to the right for drainage. Most current passenger vehicles have few adjustments anymore. There will always be a toe-in adjustment, because it accounts for steering wheel angle and affects tire wear the most. Just 1/8" of toe-in misalignment can cause a good deal of tire wear.

 

I had the same issue on my RTL-E. Took it to the dealer and they took the steering wheel off and reinserted it one tooth off from the previous position on the spline.

 

That was a dumb move on their part.

If the steering wheel is off-center, there is at least one wheel on the truck that is out of alignment, guaranteed. Finding it and correcting will bring the wheel back.

Resplining the steering wheel will change the steering angle sensor correlation of the system.

 

Unfortunately, I've owned several new vehicles over the past couple of years. None of them has had a centered steering wheel. I've never heard of a dealer removing a steering wheel to center it (and I have worked in several). A vehicle can be correctly aligned without having the steering wheel centered. If the toe-in is not the same on both sides, the steering wheel can be off even if the total toe-in is correct. The tires won't wear, but the steering wheel is not centered. Not only that, but if the toe adjustment on the rear is off, it can make the steering wheel uncentered. In the old days, the mechanics would call that dog-tracking.

 

Just got my rtl e end of March 22 I saw it before I bought it and told them to align it now. They did.

 

Alans63, didn't know if you were award that this thread is over five-years old. It happens from time to time that old threads pop up.

 

Oops didn't know,didn't look. Tks

 

Having the steering wheel off is not a sign of mis-alignment. Unless like one day it was fine, the next day the steering wheel is crooked. I have once every so often had to reset (adjust) the tie rods after doing an alignment to get the steering wheel centered. It happens. This by itself doesn't change the alignment.

 

Wheel alignment is off center from factory. Road tested two both off to the left. Before i sighed i told manager to do alignment, or no deal. I went to there service shop and watched them do it .My wifes neice bought a 2022 they don't know much about cars except start and go..went to visit drove around with her and husband noticed wheel off center .they never realized it. Told them when they go for ther 5,000 oil change tell service person it was like this since new. Haven't heard back about it yet..

 

The dealer may try to say it was okay when delivered & want to charge for alignment. It is part of the PDI to verify these things before delivery. Who knows...