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Old 05-22-2003, 05:44 PM
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Steering Wheel not perfectly aligned

The car drives straight, but I just noticed that the steering wheel is not perfectly aligned @ 3,000 miles.

Should I just go to the dealer and bitch about it? Or will they give me some crap about paying for alignment service?
Old 05-22-2003, 05:59 PM
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they'll prolly make u pay for an alignment.

my car does the same thing. the steering doesnt pull to either side, but the wheel isn't perfectly center.

maybe u hit a nasty pot hole or ran a curb. my wheel became off-center after i ran a curb in the ice this winter. i'm getting the car aligned only after i get my new rims/tires in a few weeks.
Old 05-22-2003, 08:08 PM
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Had a Honda Prelude once that had the problem of the steering wheel not being centered when driving straight...took it back to the dealer and they fixed it in a few minutes at no charge...they didn't have to re-align the wheels/tires to fix it.
Old 05-22-2003, 08:14 PM
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I was told that alot of the cars allignments are off before they are even driven from when they put them on those moving trucks. They put chains on the front wheels to pull them and it can throw off the allignment.
Old 05-23-2003, 07:51 AM
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You're/we are covered for the 1st year/12,000 miles.
Old 05-23-2003, 07:53 AM
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My allignment is still off after bringing in for service. I didn't drive the car from Dec to mid April. Car has 1700 miles on it and I noticed it was pulling to the left. I brought it in for service and they told me it was out of allignment. It still is after service. Looks like I have to go back once again.
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Where did you go, Boston or Peabody? Or......
Old 05-23-2003, 09:14 AM
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don't let them make you pay...

ive had 3 CL's/TL's... and EVERY ONE was misaligned from the factory.

i've had all of them fixed under warranty.
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only problem with alignment issues is that many places don't know how to do it right. Your car is as likely to be worse as it is to be better. How bad is it?
Old 05-23-2003, 06:25 PM
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INSKIP in RI is where I got it serviced...

and get this... I want to install Comptech Springs. They quoted me $640 plus they tell me I need Camber's. What's up with that? Looks like I need to find another Acura Service.
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