wsxcde

My 2011 TSX Tech is all stock. I took my car to the dealer for A12 service this morning. The service advisor recommended a 4-wheel alignment. Since my car has almost 25K mi, I told him to go ahead. When I picked up my car, the service advisor me that everything including the alignment was fine after the technician performed the adjustments. However, when I looked the alignment report more closely when I got home. I noticed that the rear left/right cambers were slight out of range at -1.7 and -1.5 (see attached image). So, I called the service advisor back. At first, he insisted that everything was within spec and I mis-read the report. When I read the numbers back to him, he said he would talk to the tech and got back to me saying that the machine might be out of spec and he would call me back later.

Should I be be concerned about this (e.g. uneven tire wear)? Is it true that the camber in the TSX are not adjustable unless I install a camber adjustment kit? Should I bother to take it back to the dealer to do the alignment again?

Thanks.

odus

iTrader: (1)

a little camber wont hurt but that should have been green all around for specs within limit for that car

Endika

you have anything in the trunk at the time of service? Also the way the alignments heads are put onto the wheels will effect the camber measurements.

iSeeYouTwo

Seems to me like the Tech had no idea of what he was doing. He worsened your Left rear camber, lol.

VortexBlueTSX

I would have to agree with ^^

wsxcde

I pretty much emptied my trunk. There was just a few 500ml bottled water. What annoyed me was that the service advisor claimed that they made all red measurements into green until I told him that the green ones were the toe measurements, not camber.

odus

iTrader: (1)

yea thats not acceptable to me and i bet it cost an arm and a leg.

bagwell

iTrader: (1)

go in and talk to the service MANAGER....some of the advisors don't know jack....and it looks like the tech doesn't either.

how much did that service cost?

wsxcde

$85 for A12 service (cost $25 extra for synthetic blend engine oil)
$99 for 4-wheel alignment (this is the going rate at tire shops in the area)

It would have costed more if I had not changed the pollen filter and engine air filter myself a few months ago. It is so sad that there is no Acura dealer in the SF Bay Area that can get routine maintenance done right (: