2006 Scion XA Steering Wheel Question - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

ScionXA2006 · 08-07-2006, 08:19 AM

I recently bought a scion xa 2006 and i love it..one think i noticed is that when driving at speeds faster than like 30 the steering wheel seems to be a little to the left..by this i mean that to stay dead straight you have to hold it to the left a bit, if you make it center it pulls to the right a bit, its not that you have to hold it far to the left..its barely noticeable but i did notice..alignment seems fine cause if you let the wheel go it stays perfectly straight, makes me wonder if it is just the steering wheel was put on slightly off, should i say something or not even bother if the alignment seems fine.a nyone else notice this?

***HATEnFATE*** · 08-10-2006, 09:12 AM

Thats the road thats causing that. No road is flat. It any were, there would be no way for water to drain off durring a rainstorm. The center of the road is the high spot and of course the sides are low. because of this you will have to hold your wheel SLIGHTLY to the left to keep it in a straight line.

If you were to drive down the center of the road, your steering wheel should be perfectly straight. If not, then talk to your dealer about the alignment.

ScionXA2006 · 08-10-2006, 09:57 AM

yah i know that the roads dip on each side but it is still really bad..and my old car didnt do it..and center of highways are always perfectly flat and it does it there...dropped the car off this morning, so i will find out either way if it is normal, if it is then i will have piece of mind and if the tires start to wear uneven i have proof that i at least told and show'd the dealer that it pulls hard..especially going like 30+ mph...especially around 60 it gets really bad

***HATEnFATE*** · 08-10-2006, 11:11 AM

Thats all good. Better to play is safe and be sure then worry constantly about something.
Let us know what they find.

ScionXA2006 · 08-10-2006, 12:52 PM

just got car back on lunch break..they gave preferred treatment since i just bought it last week and they test drove it at all speeds and found that alignment was in fact way off..they wouldnt stop apolgizing to me, it wastn even their fault..they figure somewhere in the factory it got messed up..who knows..its fixed and wheel is perfectly centered and doesnt drift...no charge to me..and now i have a record it was there and peace of mind

chris

***HATEnFATE*** · 08-10-2006, 02:22 PM

It's good that you took the right steps. Congrats and I'm glad the system treated you right.